Readings
Chris Joness biography, The Big Book, from The Best American Magazine Writing 2013.
Daphne Merkins commentary, Portrait of a Lady and Social Animal and Were all Helmut Newton
Now, from The Best American Magazine Writing 2013.
Brian Mockenhaupts feature article, The Living and the Dead, from The Best American Magazine
Writing 2013.
1. Considering what this unit has said about the genre of nonfiction, identify the primary subject matter
of each of the readings. For instance, a piece might have some description of one genre but might
primarily be another.
2.Discuss how these three essays meet the criteria for literary nonfiction.
