Chip Fleischer, the publisher of Steerforth Press, sent the following letter in response to Slate’s Aug. 7 cover story,“The Lies of the Irishman.” Slate is running the letter as it was submitted, followed by a reply from the story’s author, Bill Tonelli. To the editors: Bill Tonelli’s August 7 write-up for Slate on I Heard You Paint Houses, Charles Brandt’s …
