Books An Editor's Burial: Journals and Journalism from The New Yorker and Other Magazines is a companion volume to director Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch which presents the voices, stories and people who influenced the fictionalised journalists and their tales as they appear in the film. Each chapter has the density and intensity of reading a whole book, which is why its taken me nearly a week to reach the halfway point.
But throughout I wondered, did I need to buy this? Given that they're mostly articles from The New Yorker, could I not simply have looked at the website instead? Comparing the contents page to the available texts and the answer is both yes and no. While there are plenty of New Yorker articles and many are free to read, many of the chapters about working at the magazine are excerpted from books and other articles are behind a paywall.
My finds are below for your edification. If you have the money, I'd certainly recommend the book, especially if you're a fan of the film. The chapter on Paris alone is worth the money, especially consider the current price for the full volume. If the title's in bold, it's a link to the complete article free to read on The New Yorker website. If it's in italics, it's a link to the complete article behind the paywall on The New Yorker website. If it's underlined, it's a link to the source book on Amazon.
The Pilot Light
A conversation between Wes Anderson and Susan Morrison.
A conversation between Wes Anderson and Susan Morrison.
James Thurber
Brendan Gill
Luc Sante
Joseph Mitchell
Lillian Ross
Ved Mehta
S. M. Behrman
Calvin Tomkins
Mavis Gallant
Janet Flanner
James Baldwin
A.J. Liebling
A.J. Liebling
E.B. White
S.M. Behrman
E.B. White
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