The Fine Art of Literary Fist-Fighting

Lee Gutkind, founder of Creative Nonfiction magazine, began promoting the genre in the early 1990s, pushing for acceptance in both the academic and publishing worlds. Along the way, Gutkind witnessed the resistance, the battles, and the victories that led to the vibrant genre (and multiple sub-genres) that thrive today. Dinty W. Moore, founding editor of Brevity, interviewed Lee recently about his latest book, an engaging, surprising, fast-paced, and enthusiastic blend of critical history, m...