What Calvin Trillin learned from his college writing course

Calvin Trillin offers a Brief but Spectacular take on some of the best lessons on writing. More

As a longtime writer for The New Yorker, Calvin Trillin was less interested in directly explaining why what he was writing was important than in just telling a good story. Trillin offers his Brief but Spectacular take on some of the best lessons he learned on writing and why he always shared his rough drafts with his wife, Alice.

AIR DATE 8/17/17