Love and Ruin

Extraordinary stories of crime, passion, and adventure from The Atavist magazine, the trailblazing leader in longform narrative writing. This collection presents the finest examples of a new kind of nonfiction storytelling and includes Leslie Jamison's landmark portrait of a lonely whale, Matthew Shaer's account of a shipwreck during Hurricane Sandy, and James Verini's prize-winning tale of romance and courage in Afghanistan. Fascinating and original writing.