Jon Ronson is one of those writers who embodies what creative nonfiction is all about by demonstrating just how strange and wonderful the world can be.
As a former Catholic school girl whose "sex education" consisted of pro-life scare tactics and virginity worship, I can understand why Smart felt too "dirty" to leave her captors after being raped.
Just weeks after Roger Ebert's death, his annual film festival kicks off in Champaign Illinois. Some major Hollywood wattage, homegrown talents and strongly independent film will be in the spotlight.
