Writing and Writers – Page 22

Reading Spy Fiction, and About Those Who Wrote It

Extracurricular reading this week turned out to be very spy-focused, with appearances by John le Carré and Robert Gottlieb.

McCarthy’s death inspired hundreds of people to share their impressions of him and his work.

Cormac McCarthy was the last of a generational cohort of writers who redefined American prose.

“All the Pretty Horses,” “The Road” and “No Country for Old Men” were among his acclaimed books that explore a bleak world of violence and outsiders.

Find a print issue, preferably more than 20 years old, and read it cover to cover. You’ll find the old days stranger than you remember.