I'm a journalism student who wants to gain experience with a particular form of freelance magazine writing, if not break into the business itself. How can I find a print or online outlet willing to give me a shot?
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posted by iamisaid
on Jun 23, 2008 -
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Writers like John McPhee, writing in Spanish, French, German, Italian, or Russian?
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posted by kristi
on Apr 21, 2008 -
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What should I read to learn about espionage and World War II/start of the Cold War?
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posted by BT
on Feb 27, 2008 -
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Looking for books that talk about aspects of society or culture in new and interesting ways.
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posted by reenum
on Jan 10, 2008 -
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Can you recommend some beautiful / well designed non-fiction books? Topic is (mostly) irrelevant.
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posted by wackybrit
on Dec 31, 2007 -
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What'sThatBookFilter: A not-recent, nonfiction book by a female editor in which she, among other things, writes letters to her authors?
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posted by Drohan
on Dec 21, 2007 -
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Korean Book Gift Filter: What Korean books (meaning books written in Hangul) should I get for my parents?
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posted by ignignokt
on Dec 20, 2007 -
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What are some interesting non-fiction TV shows/episodes/specials/movies?
posted by archagon
on Nov 10, 2007 -
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I would like to read some literate, accurate portraits of what it's like to be an attractive person in present U.S. or European society.
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posted by cgc373
on Aug 7, 2007 -
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What are some of the best non-fiction books out there written by legitimate scientific authors (not psuedo-science) that discuss other galaxies, and specifically, solar/planetary systems outside of our own solar system?
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posted by jspierre
on Jul 24, 2007 -
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What magazines are devoted to reviewing non-fiction books?
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posted by pb
on Jul 8, 2007 -
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Few books have given me as much sheer joy as Bringhurst's "The Elements of Typographic Style". Tufte's "Visual Explanations" is also up there in terms of content and presentation. What other exceedingly well researched, written and designed non-fiction books would you recommend for somebody interested in Design, Architecture, Programming, Information Visualization, Maps, Math, Music and Science?
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posted by signal
on Jun 27, 2007 -
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I love finding books and authors who have been forgotten until a long time fan decides to make their work available again through some labor of love small press. Do you know of a publisher that has a somewhat esoteric focus along these lines? Who are they? Fiction or non is fine. It doesn't have to be someone who republishes old books though. If you know a house that has great taste with contemporary authors, go ahead and share. I would also like to hear about small presses that do particularly beautiful editions of good reading books as long as they are reasonably priced (barely breaking a $100). I've got a few examples inside.
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posted by BigSky
on Jun 21, 2007 -
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When/how did the custom begin of titling non-fiction books according to a few narrow formats, such as "Clever Abstraction: One Specific Interesting Thing, Another Specific Interesting Thing, and A Sleep-Inducing Generalized Thing"
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posted by luser
on May 23, 2007 -
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I am looking for well regarded books/scholarly papers about writing. Most specifically in the areas of Nonfiction (the essay style of article writing) and Children's Fiction (for a young adult audience).
Any tips? Go as far and broad as you can. I'll be off to the British library tomorrow, so the sky is the limit.
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posted by 0bvious
on Jan 9, 2007 -
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What offbeat and/or slightly strange publications would be receptive to non-fiction writing submissions about Christmas?
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posted by iced_borsch
on Jan 4, 2007 -
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Do you have any recommendations for solid creative non-fiction magazine columns or the like?
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posted by loiseau
on Dec 5, 2006 -
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I'm looking for more great non-fiction books. Requirements: writing to make an English major swoon; a thesis or narrative structure that makes for an organized, logical flow; well-reported; interesting; true, with embellishments of known fact made known by the author.
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posted by croutonsupafreak
on Aug 22, 2006 -
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Audiobooks: My Audible wish list is empty -- help me fill it with compelling, commute-friendly nonfiction and literary fiction.
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posted by kmel
on Mar 16, 2006 -
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I think it would be a kick to write a nonfiction book. Any advice on how to organize one?
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posted by TwelveTwo
on Jan 13, 2006 -
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TeacherFilter: I'm looking for a NON-fiction text for my tenth-grade students.
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posted by etc.
on Sep 23, 2005 -
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What is the best way to obtain an agent for a non-fiction book (a collection of unorthodox and engrossing interviews with innovators on the political Left, with many a-listers)?
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posted by By The Grace of God
on Aug 17, 2005 -
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NovelFilter: I just finished
Romola, by Eliot, and didn't love it, but want to learn more about Florence in the era--a very interesting time, to put it mildly--with the Medicis, Savanarola, etc. Any good novels or
non-boring non-fiction on Florence in the late 1400s-early 1500s?
posted by amberglow
on Mar 18, 2005 -
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As a lay...
very lay...student of Roman Republic and Empire, and anticipating the upcoming HBO/BBC series
Rome with relish, I'm reading everything I can get my hands on about both Republic and Empire. Currently I'm reading an abridgement of
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire I just inherited. What next? [insert Latin for "more inside" here].
posted by WolfDaddy
on Sep 2, 2004 -
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My high-school freshman niece has a cool assignment: She has to read a non-fiction book related to an event that happened in the U.S between 1850-1929. Could also be about events that occured outside of the U.S. but that are of significant national importance. Must have at least 150 pages. Biographies OK but not preferred. I sent her a couple of ideas (Triangle shirtwaist factory fire, Titanic, women's suffrage), but would love any other ideas, especially specific book titles that would engage a young girl. Thanks for any ideas!
posted by GaelFC
on Sep 2, 2004 -
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Do we have any travel writers in the house? Is it really the life of glamour and ease that
thetravelwriterslife.com claims?
Since I suspect it's not as easy as one might suppose after digesting that page, I have more questions: Can you tell me what it's like? How you got started? What kind of money you pull in?
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posted by Irontom
on Jun 15, 2004 -
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I have what I think is a great idea for a web / design-related book that I'd like to shop around. Can anyone who has been published before offer any advice, links, or a good process to follow when pitching ideas to publishers? (more detail in comments)
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posted by theNonsuch
on May 24, 2004 -
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