Brief Encounters July 6, 2010 By James Boylan Short reviews of a classic novel about journalism and a biography of a pioneering female reporter
Brief Encounters May 3, 2010 By James Boylan Short reviews of books about misreported stories, the Killing Fields, and the press vs. secrets
Brief Encounters February 25, 2010 By James Boylan Short reviews of books about the future of journalism and a career at the Times
Brief Encounters January 12, 2010 By James Boylan Short reviews of books about familial discoveries and coverage of Hillary Clinton
Brief Encounters December 9, 2009 By James Boylan Short reviews of books on foreign reporting and journalists who risked it all
Brief Encounters October 6, 2009 By James Boylan Short reviews of books on the Irish Revolution and animal rights crusaders
Brief Encounters July 14, 2009 By James Boylan Short reviews of books on campaign bloggers, tabloids, and a collection of Henry Fairlie’s essays
Brief Encounters May 16, 2009 By James Boylan Short reviews of books about William Randolph Hearst and the Arkansas Gazette
Brief Encounters March 1, 2009 By James Boylan Short reviews of books about Fred Friendly and America’s early newspapermen
Brief Encounters January 23, 2009 By James Boylan Short reviews of books about art on the New York Times’s Op-Ed page, the short life of The Chicagoan, and hoaxes in the news.