{"product_id":"9781885983787-story-i-am","title":"The Story I Am","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMad About the Writing Life\u003cbr\u003eFor those who write and those who want to, a book on the joys and fascinations of the literary life by an author whose work has pleased millions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThis is a gorgeous book, one that will inspire anyone to make the next sentence.\"—Jericho Brown, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A hymn of praise for the craft of weaving words in order to survive.\"—Kitty Kelley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoger Rosenblatt has always been “mad about the writing life.” In this new collection, he shares the stories and insights about writing that have inspired him, as a journalist, a columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, an essayist for \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and then as the author of best-selling books like \u003ci\u003eMaking Toast, Rules for Aging, Kayak Morning\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUnless It Moves the Human Heart\u003c\/i\u003e. The new and beloved pieces in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Story I Am: Mad About the Writing Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, drawn from his vast body of work, celebrate the art, the craft, and the soul of writing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere are essays and excerpts on the rewards and punishments of the life of a writer, along with thoughts on how to write, what to write, and why writing lies at the heart of human hope and experience. Reviewing Rosenblatt’s memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Detective\u003c\/i\u003e in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Pete Hamill said Rosenblatt “writes the way a great jazz musician plays, moving from one emotion to another.” For Rosenblatt, writing, like jazz, is the art of improvisation. Rosenblatt writes that “Writing makes justice desirable, evil intelligible, grief endurable, and love possible.” In a nutshell, it’s worth a life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55421368566134,"sku":"9781885983787","price":15.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33649832.jpg?v=1748996487","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781885983787-story-i-am","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}