Journalism

Are Novelists Already Writing About Covid? An Author Investigates

Last month, I turned in the copy edits for my fourth novel. The next week, when I opened up the rough outline for my fifth, I was confronted with this question: does Covid-19 exist in the new book I’m writing? 

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Last month, I turned in the copy edits for my fourth novel. The next week, when I opened up the rough outline for my fifth, I was confronted with this question: does Covid-19 exist in the new book I’m writing? 

Full article at Business Insider : Are Novelists Already Writing About Covid? An Author Investigates

What I learned about journalism at the New York Post

…”The New York Post taught me to read people quickly and to be brave in pursuit of a story. Asking intimate questions of strangers and powerful people is always going to be frightening. But you can’t be a journalist if you can’t handle the fear. You can’t even pretend you’re trying to get to the

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…”The New York Post taught me to read people quickly and to be brave in pursuit of a story. Asking intimate questions of strangers and powerful people is always going to be frightening. But you can’t be a journalist if you can’t handle the fear. You can’t even pretend you’re trying to get to the

Full article at Columbia Journalism Review : What I learned about journalism at the New York Post

How Does The “Justice System” Work For You?

It prob­a­bly won’t sur­prise you to learn that I’ve nev­er been arrest­ed. It prob­a­bly won’t even sur­prise you to learn that for the first two decades of my life I’d nev­er known any­one who’d been arrest­ed, either. Like­ly, you can same the same thing. But not hav­ing to per­son­al­ly con­tend with the jus­tice sys­tem does­n’t

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It prob­a­bly won’t sur­prise you to learn that I’ve nev­er been arrest­ed. It prob­a­bly won’t even sur­prise you to learn that for the first two decades of my life I’d nev­er known any­one who’d been arrest­ed, either. Like­ly, you can same the same thing. But not hav­ing to per­son­al­ly con­tend with the jus­tice sys­tem does­n’t

Mug Shot: Julia Dahl

On the occasion of the paperback launch of RUN YOU DOWN, I talk to the Mystery Writers of America about bad reviews, what I’m reading, and why I don’t outline.

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On the occasion of the paperback launch of RUN YOU DOWN, I talk to the Mystery Writers of America about bad reviews, what I’m reading, and why I don’t outline.

Full article at Mystery Writers of America : Mug Shot: Julia Dahl

Arrested for allegedly stealing $5 of food, mentally ill Virginia man dies in jail

A Virginia judge order Jamycheal Mitchell to receive treatment at a hospital, instead he died in August after waiting 3 months for a bed to open up

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A Virginia judge order Jamycheal Mitchell to receive treatment at a hospital, instead he died in August after waiting 3 months for a bed to open up

Full article at CBSNews.com : Arrested for allegedly stealing $5 of food, mentally ill Virginia man dies in jail

Was the South Carolina shooting a hate crime or terrorism?

Alleged Charleston mass shooting suspect Dylann Roof has the “All-American” look experts say we are often reluctant to associate with terrorism

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Alleged Charleston mass shooting suspect Dylann Roof has the “All-American” look experts say we are often reluctant to associate with terrorism

Full article at CBSNews.com : Was the South Carolina shooting a hate crime or terrorism?

What I read while researching novels about the ultra-Orthodox

Recommendations for books, articles and radio reports that helped me research my first novel, Invisible City, and its upcoming sequel, Run You Down. I hope they deepen your enjoyment of my books, spur discussion, and contribute to better understanding your fellow Jews.

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Recommendations for books, articles and radio reports that helped me research my first novel, Invisible City, and its upcoming sequel, Run You Down. I hope they deepen your enjoyment of my books, spur discussion, and contribute to better understanding your fellow Jews.

Full article at Jewish Book Council : What I read while researching novels about the ultra-Orthodox

Welcome to the Club

My column for the International Thriller Writers’ The Big Thrill blog about how support from writers like Gillian Flynn, Cara Hoffman, Lorenzo Carcaterra and Hank Phillippi Ryan has propelled my career as a novelist.

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My column for the International Thriller Writers’ The Big Thrill blog about how support from writers like Gillian Flynn, Cara Hoffman, Lorenzo Carcaterra and Hank Phillippi Ryan has propelled my career as a novelist.

Full article at The Big Thrill : Welcome to the Club

When is an “accidental shooting” really a crime?

One prosecutor told Crimesider that “if you’re just being careless with a gun and it goes off, that’s not a crime” – not not everyone agrees.

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One prosecutor told Crimesider that “if you’re just being careless with a gun and it goes off, that’s not a crime” – not not everyone agrees.

Full article at CBSNews.com : When is an “accidental shooting” really a crime?

“Egregious assault on freedom of the press” in Ferguson, Mo.

As protests continue in Ferguson, Mo., in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, police are clashing not just with civilian demonstrators, but with journalists from some of the nation’s leading news sources.

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As protests continue in Ferguson, Mo., in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, police are clashing not just with civilian demonstrators, but with journalists from some of the nation’s leading news sources.

Full article at CBSNews.com : “Egregious assault on freedom of the press” in Ferguson, Mo.

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