All writers have a point of view.
A professional pilot for more than two decades, Langewiesche has flown air taxis, air ambulances, cargo planes, and corporate planes over four continents. But Langewiesche's real passion is writing. His style is spare, powerfully evocative, and infused with the sensibility of one who has seen things from above. This aerial perspective informed Langewiesche's two previous books, both of which were drawn from articles published in The Atlantic. In her latest novel, Jane Smiley lights out for the territories in search of slavery and the American anti-romance.