The Baffler
Baffler Buddies Frank, Perlstein, Vanderbilt, and Weiland Write Books, Make It Interesting; Steaks at Stake
It could be a movie: After years of struggle, four writers, close friends and allies from their days working together in the early '90s on a small but highly influential magazine of politics and culture, are all suddenly enjoying varying degrees of success in the world of American letters. Matt is an editor at The Paris Review. Rick is a historian. The other two are both named Tom: one of them is a magazine journalist and the other writes a column for the Wall Street Journal. Each of them has written a book, and against all odds they are being published mere weeks apart. read more »













