Literary Journalism ― A Biographical Dictionary of Writers and Editors

Literary journalism, a specific type of "new" journalism, utilizes descriptive detail, realistic dialogue, and dramatic literary techniques to enliven nonfiction reporting. Features of literary journalism have been employed for centuries, and thus it is misleading to call it "new." The entries in this reference provide biographical information and critical commentary on literary journalists and editors ranging from Daniel Defoe to Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain to Truman Capote, Joseph Wambaugh, and Bill Moyers. Entries frequently include quotations that exemplify the critical response to the journalist's work, and the volume closes with a bibliography.

EDD APPLEGATE is an Associate Professor of Journalism at Middle Tennessee State University. His articles and reviews have been published in several academic journals, including Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, and American Journalism. He is the editor of The Ad Men and Women: A Biographical Dictionary of Advertising (Greenwood, 1994).