Many have criticized the way the magazine revealed McCarthy’s “secret muse,” whom he met when she was 16 and he was 42.

In a Vanity Fair report, legendary author Cormac McCarthy's longtime "muse" Augusta Britt reveals her story for the first time.

The famed author’s relationship with a 16-year-old and her newly-published Vanity Fair profile highlights the deep-rooted misogyny in literary spheres.

Great American novelist Cormac McCarthy was defensively private and didn’t share much about the inspiration behind his books — or about himself. However, the author, who died in 2023,

A few different headlines have emerged to describe a new deep dive on late author Cormac McCarthy in Vanity Fair. "Cormac McCarthy's alleged 'muse' speaks out for the first time" reads the intriguing but rather anodyne description by USA Today.

American author Cormac McCarthy was 42 when he met 16-year-old Augusta Britt, who she says inspired characters in some of his famous novels.