A Novel Approach
July 15, 2005
This week, the L.A. Times ran a five part series, telling the story of a young boxer as she fights the odds to victory. The series looks to narrative non-fiction for its structure, reading like a novel and placing the he-said, she-said of attributions in footnotes at the end. Bob talks to reporter Kurt Streeter, the series' author, about defying readers' expectations.



