{"product_id":"writers-on-writing-more-collected-essays-from-the-new-york-times-9780805075885","title":"Writers on Writing: More Collected Essays from the New York Times","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlimpses into writers and the circumstances that shape them . . . Valuable gleanings.-Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a second volume of original essays drawn from the long-running \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e column, \u003ci\u003eWriters on Writing\u003c\/i\u003e brings together another group of contemporary literature's finest voices to muse on the challenges and gifts of language and creativity.\u003cbr\u003e The pieces range from taciturn, hilarious advice for aspiring writers to thoughtful, soul-wrenching reflections on writing in the midst of national tragedy. William Kennedy talks about the intersecting lives of real and imagined Albany politics; Susan Isaacs reveals her nostalgia for a long-retired protagonist; and Elmore Leonard offers pithy rules for letting the writing, and not the writer, take charge. With contributions from Diane Ackerman, Margaret Atwood, Frank Conroy, Mary Karr, Patrick McGrath, Arthur Miller, Amy Tan, and Edmund White, \u003ci\u003e Writers on Writing, \u003c\/i\u003e Volume II offers an uncommon and revealing view of the writer's world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11913254\"\u003eJane Smiley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805075885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0805075887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO010000\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Smiley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of ten works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eGood Faith; Horse Heaven; A Thousand Acres\u003c\/i\u003e, for which she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize; and \u003ci\u003eMoo\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in northern California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42666083287277,"sku":"9780805075885","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_80815d7b-7379-4446-839a-ebdf995ea583.jpg?v=1649429859","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/writers-on-writing-more-collected-essays-from-the-new-york-times-9780805075885","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}