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Literary Journalism Books

We asked Deborah Campbell, the journalist we interview in this week's "Word Count" section, to recommend books by literary journalists. Here are her picks:

Shah of Shahs by Ryszard Kapuscinski

The Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard Kapuscinski

The Soccer War by Ryszard Kapuscinski

Opening Skinner's Box by Lauren Slater

Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir by Lauren Slator

Kabul in Winter: Life Without Peace in Afghanistan by Ann Jones

Scribbling the Cat by Alexandra Fuller

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller

The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant

Dead Man in Paradise by J. B. MacKinnon

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

The New New Journalism by Robert Boyton

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