Why we write about ourselves twenty memoirists on why they expose themselves (and others) in the name of literature
"Everything an aspiring memoirist needs to know, in one readable volume, a follow-up to the acclaimed writers' handbook Why We Write. For the many amateurs and professionals who write about themselves--bloggers, journal-keepers, aspiring essayists, and memoirists--this book offers inspirat...
| Other Authors: | Maran, Meredith (Editor) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, New York :
Plume, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC,
[2016]
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Table of Contents:
- Ishmael Beah
- Kate Christensen
- Pearl Cleage
- Pat Conroy
- Kelly Corrigan
- Edwidge Danticat
- Meghan Daum
- Nick Flynn
- A.M. Homes
- Sue Monk Kidd
- Anne Lamott
- Sandra Tsing Loh
- James McBride
- Dani Shapiro
- David Sheff
- Darin Strauss
- Cheryl Strayed
- Ayelet Waldman
- Jesmyn Ward
- Edmund White.