"Comma Queen" Mary Norris

Season 2015 Episode 19 | 28m 51s

Marcia Franklin talks with New Yorker editor Mary Norris about her new book, "Between You and Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen." The two discuss why Norris wanted to write the book, some grammar tips, some of her favorite writers to edit, and what it's like to help hold up the editing standard at The New Yorker.

Aired: 11/20/15

Rating: TV-G

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Major Funding Provided by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation

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