Working in one of his offices was James Atlas, who edited a series of brief biographies that Mr. Lipper was supporting financially.
Much of the book is taken up with the writing and editing of Katyal's briefs.
Part put-on, part confession and part aesthetic treatise on the nature of fiction and the corrective self-editing of memories, these brief stories apply a rigorous mock logic to the mental stuff of everyday life -- our perceptions, rationalizations and modes of communication.
John W. Fountain Correction: October 27 , 2002 Sunday Because of an editing error, a brief report last Sunday about the discovery of the remains of 11 people in a rail car in Iowa misstated their cause of death.
Andrew Ervin Correction: August 12 , 2001 Sunday Because of an editing error, a brief review on Page 22 of the Book Review today about "Celebrities in Disgrace," a collection of short stories by Elizabeth Searle, refers to the author incorrectly at one point.
Because of an editing error, a brief report yesterday about the start of a weeklong mission to Afghanistan referred imprecisely to the starting date.
Kirk Semple (NYT) Correction: November 1, 2003, Saturday Because of an editing error, a brief report yesterday about the start of a weeklong mission to Afghanistan referred imprecisely to the starting date.
Correction: March 15 , 2001 Thursday Because of an editing error, a brief report yesterday about the dismissal of a lawsuit by a woman who said her daughter died because Boston Ballet officials pressured her to be thin misstated the year of the death in some copies.
Because of an editing error, a brief report in the Company News column of Business Day yesterday about a rise in the American Express Company's dividend misstated it.
T: MEN Because of an editing error, a brief article last Sunday about the revival of brow line eyeglasses misspelled the name of a well-known leader who favored the style.
Correction: September 5, 2005, Monday Because of an editing error, a brief article on Saturday about the discovery of two bodies in Afghanistan thought to be those of missing Japanese tourists misidentified the provincial governor who reported the discovery.
