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Nick Tosches on Reading Books
In an interview in the January issue of Esquire magazine, novelist and biographer Nick Tosches was asked about reading great books. Here is his answer: They say nobody has the attention span. If I start to read something good, I’ll look and it’s 86 pages already. Attention span. What are they talking about? If it’s […]
Nick Tosches: How I Start Writing a Book
In an interview in the January issue of Esquire magazine, novelist and biographer Nick Tosches was asked how he starts writing a book. Here is his answer: I sit there. I come up with an opening line. And then I go little by little. I’ll wonder, Well, what’s coming? And that goes right through to […]