Journalism

[close] This group is dedicated to the discussion of books in the genre called "New Journalism," or what Truman Capote called the "non-fiction novel." This style of writing became popularized in the 60's when a number of skilled writers took up its tenets: Hunter S. Thompson, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Gay Talese, Joan Didion, Tom Wolfe and others.

[close] If your first reading encounter has anything do to with investigative journalism or memoirs, then you've found the right place to share and discuss books and authors you respect and find it hard to believe how much they've been through, albeit spiritually and physically, to get this book done.

[close] Created in 2013: This group was originally created for those who had wanted to read about the Iraq War. Now it seems appropriate to include Afghanistan and expand this to the Global War on Terror.

[close] ...June 01, 2011 to July 01, 2011...