Writing Hard Stories: Celebrated Memoirists Who Shaped Art from Trauma

by Melanie Brooks

Book Overview

Some of the country's most admired authors--including Andre Dubus III, Mark Doty, Marianne Leone, Michael Patrick MacDonald, Richard Blanco, Abigail Thomas, Kate Bornstein, Jerald Walker, and Kyoko Mori--describe their treks through dark memories and breakthrough moments and attest to the healing power of putting words to experience. What does it take to write an honest memoir? And what happens to us when we embark on that journey? Melanie Brooks...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807078816
• ISBN13: 9780807078815
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"