friends and associates

Bertsche relates her year of going on friend-dates hoping to find a best friend forever in Chicago.

Documents the story of writer James Baldwin's friendship and creative partnership with editor, novelist, and playwright Sol Stein, who encouraged Baldwin to publish "Notes of a Native Son," with letters, photographs, and works the two created jointly, including "Dark Runner.".

A memoir in which the author describes a trip to China in which she and her college friend set out to conquer the world only to encounter a variety of dangerous situations in Shanghai.

Chronicles the friendship between J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, discussing how the men influenced each other's life, beliefs, and writing.

Examines the relationship between two great American writers, from their first meeting at the Dingo bar in Paris in 1925 until Fitzgerald's death in 1940.

Author Gail Caldwell reflects on her friendship with Caroline Knapp, discussing various aspects of their relationship and Caroline's battle with terminal lung cancer.