The Window's Puzzle

Wow wow wow this book is incredible. Whether you are a writer, journalist or just a reader that loves good stories, there is so much to learn from this book from Lane DeGregory, a journalist in Florida who won the Pulitzer for feature writing. She is a master storyteller who has a lot of range, from......more

I greatly enjoyed reading this book- both the narratives from the newspaper, as well as the tips and pointers. I highly recommend it to journalism students and aspiring reporters, but it is also suitable for a general audience. My only suggestion is that the tips on the sides could use a larger font......more

This is a fascinating collection of human-interest newspaper articles written by DeGregory, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, over the past 20 years. But it's also a very practical how-to guide for creating nonfiction. For each of the 24 stories, DeGregory explains where the idea came from and then......more

This book is a masterpiece in writing narratives and feature articles. It could be a textbook in classrooms. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. As a professional writer myself, I found good reminders and new things to consider in this book. The annotations were really helpful and answered most of the q......more

If you’re a feature writer, read this to learn how keep a longform interesting and make mountains of the mundane and the everyday. If you’re a beat reporter, read this to pick out color and detail and make your stories just a bit more engaging. If you have nothing to do with journalism at all, read......more