{"product_id":"writers-on-writing-collected-essays-from-the-new-york-times-paperback","title":"Writers on Writing: Collected Essays from the New York Times - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Darnton\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback, today's most celebrated writers explore literature and the literary life in an inspirational collection of original essays.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy turns poignant, hilarious, and practical, \u003ci\u003eWriters on Writing\u003c\/i\u003e brings together more than forty of contemporary literature's finest voices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePieces range from reflections on the daily craft of writing to the intersection of art's and life's consequential moments. Authors discuss what impels them to write: creating a sense of control in a turbulent universe; bearing witness to events that would otherwise be lost in history or within the writer's soul; recapturing a fragment of time. Others praise mentors and lessons, whether from the classroom, daily circumstances, or the pages of a favorite writer. For anyone interested in the art and rewards of writing, \u003ci\u003eWriters on Writing\u003c\/i\u003e offers an uncommon and revealing view of a writer's world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors include Russell Banks, Saul Bellow, E. L. Doctorow, Richard Ford, Kent Haruf, Carl Hiaasen, Alice Hoffman, Jamaica Kincaid, Barbara Kingsolver, Sue Miller, Walter Mosley, Joyce Carol Oates, Annie Proulx, Carol Shields, Jane Smiley, Susan Sontag, John Updike, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Alice Walker, and Elie Wiesel.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Darnton\u003c\/b\u003e, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the George Polk Award for his journalism, is culture editor for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of two novels. He lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52005757518125,"sku":"9780805070859","price":22.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/NkQ3YzVSR0lvVko0bGIyWlBWNyszdz09.webp?v=1776782842","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/writers-on-writing-collected-essays-from-the-new-york-times-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}