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Ferrante, Elena Marsh, Dave McDermott, Alice Oates, Joyce Carol Russo, Richard Smiley, JaneMcDermott, Alice
Summary: "A collection of essays, lectures, and observations on the art of writing fiction from Alice McDermott, winner of the National Book Award and unmatched "virtuoso of language and image" (Rebecca Steinitz, The Boston Globe)"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 MCDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Essay McDermottSmiley, Jane
Summary: "Essays that show how Smiley draws inspiration from across literary history to invigorate her own writing. Among the authors she examines are Marguerite de Navarre, Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Louisa May Alcott, Mark Twain, Willa Cather, Franz Kafka, Halldor Laxness, and Jessica Mitford"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heyday 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 SMIRusso, Richard
Summary: "In these nine essays, [the author] provides insight into his life as a writer, teacher, friend, and reader"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 814 RUSFerrante, Elena
Summary: A delightful collection of essays exploring reading and writing. "In the Margins" contains Elena Ferrante's latest reflections on literature, and the works and authors that have influenced her throughout her career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Europa Editions 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809 FERMarsh, Dave
Summary: "Spanning three decades worth of astute, acerbic, and overall astounding music writing, Kick Out the Jams is the first large-scale anthology of the work of renowned critic Dave Marsh. Ranging from Elvis Presley to Kurt Cobain, from Nina Simone to Ani DiFranco, from the Beatles to Green Day, the book gives an opinionated, eye-opening overview of 20th century popular music--offering a portrait...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.64 MARSummary: "How We Do It is an anthology curated by Black writers for the creation and proliferation of Black thought. While a creator's ethnicity does not solely define them, it is inherently part of who they are and how they interpret the world. For centuries, Black creators have utilized oral and written storytelling traditions in crafting their art. But how does one begin the process of constructing a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.02 HOWSummary: "An enthralling and incisive anthology of personal essays on the persistent impact of the AIDS crisis on queer lives. Every queer person lives with the trauma of AIDS, and this plays out intergenerationally. Usually we hear about two generations - the first, coming of age in the era of gay liberation, and then watching entire circles of friends die of a mysterious illness as the government did...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arsenal Pulp Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.19697 BETOates, Joyce Carol
Summary: A new collection of critical and personal essays on writing, obsession, and inspiration from National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 OATSummary: Bringing together reporting, profiles, memoir and criticism from The New Yorker to present a bold and complex portrait of black life in America, told through stories of private triumphs and national tragedies, political vision, and artistic inspiration throughout history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021