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J.W. McCormack

J.W. McCormack
Recent work by J.W. McCormack appears in VICE, Conjunctions, the Culture Trip, and the New York Times.


Literary Hoax is the Most Underappreciated Genre

From James Macpherson to Lee Israel to JT LeRoy, It's All Good
October 30, 2018  By J.W. McCormack
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Is the Literary Biopic the Worst Kind of Movie?

On The Man Who Invented Christmas, and Watching Writers Toil on Screen
December 20, 2017  By J.W. McCormack
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Is The Dark Tower the Worst Stephen King Movie Ever?

On Solipsistic Storytelling and the Limits of King-as-Genre
August 11, 2017  By J.W. McCormack
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