I had published a piece in the New York Times Book Review—a review of The Brethren, Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong’s book on the Supreme Court. I had not cared for the book. I had also had one of those experiences with the Book Review that makes one determined never to write for them again. Mr. Shawn had liked the review. He sent me a check, for fifteen hundred dollars. A surprising man—to send one a check for a piece in another publication.
