A Long-Held Secret Is Now Public. Will It Alter Cormac McCarthy’s Legacy?
Revelations about a relationship between the author and a girl who was 16 when they met shocked readers, but not scholars of his work. Now there’s a debate about how much she influenced his writing.
Cormac McCarthy’s underage ‘secret muse’ tells her story (and reveals the stories she inspired)
Cormac McCarthy was deeply private. Now a woman who inspired many of his characters speaks out about their relationship, which began when she was 16 and he was 42.
Cormac McCarthy’s secret ‘muse’ — who was 16 while he was in his 40s — reveals herself for the first time
Augusta Britt, who says she met the then-married author at a motel pool, is believed to have inspired several novels
Cormac McCarthy’s ‘secret muse’ first had sex with him when she was 17, she says
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.
Cormac McCarthy's underage 'secret muse' tells her story
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, apparently
Cormac McCarthy’s teen muse breaks silence
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,
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Why Cormac McCarthy’s illicit affair changes everything we knew about his fiction
The novelist was Cormac McCarthy and the girl, Augusta Britt, would prove to be one of the most important influences on ...
Cormac McCarthy's alleged 'muse' speaks out for the first time in Vanity Fair report
In a Vanity Fair report, legendary author Cormac McCarthy's longtime "muse" Augusta Britt reveals her story for the first ...
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Metal Mondays: Cormac McCarthy, Vanity Fair fail their readers
The famed author’s relationship with a 16-year-old and her newly-published Vanity Fair profile highlights the deep-rooted ...
An Interview With the Vanity Fair Writer Whose Cormac McCarthy Scoop Went Viral for All the Wrong Reasons
An interview with the Vanity Fair writer whose astounding revelations about Cormac McCarthy went viral for all the wrong ...
‘Vanity Fair’ Faces Major Backlash Over Cormac McCarthy Scoop
Many have criticized the way the magazine revealed McCarthy’s “secret muse,” whom he met when she was 16 and he was 42.
Meeting Cormac McCarthy's Girlfriend
Cormac was in his sixties at the time, and a handsome fellow still, though gnarled like the stump of a lightning-struck tree.