{"product_id":"body-work-the-radical-power-of-personal-narrative-paperback","title":"Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative - 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\u003eMelissa Febos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMemoir meets craft master class in this \"daring, honest, psychologically insightful\" exploration of how we think and write about intimate experiences--\"a must read for anybody shoving a pen across paper or staring into a screen or a past\" (Mary Karr) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this bold and exhilarating mix of memoir and master class, Melissa Febos tackles the emotional, psychological, and physical work of writing intimately while offering an utterly fresh examination of the storyteller's life and the questions which run through it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow might we go about capturing on the page the relationships that have formed us? How do we write about our bodies, their desires and traumas? What does it mean for an author's way of writing, or living, to be dismissed as \"navel-gazing\"--or else hailed as \"so brave, so raw\"? And to whom, in the end, do our most intimate stories belong? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on her own path from aspiring writer to acclaimed author and writing professor--via addiction and recovery, sex work and academia--Melissa Febos has created a captivating guide to the writing life, and a brilliantly unusual exploration of subjectivity, privacy, and the power of divulgence. Candid and inspiring, \u003ci\u003eBody Work\u003c\/i\u003e will empower readers and writers alike, offering ideas--and occasional notes of caution--to anyone who has ever hoped to see themselves in a story.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Febos\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eWhip Smart; Abandon Me\u003c\/i\u003e, a LAMBDA Literary Award finalist and Publishing Triangle Award finalist; \u003ci\u003eGirlhood\u003c\/i\u003e, a national bestseller and National Book Critics Circle finalist; and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eBody Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e. A recipient of the Jeanne Córdova Nonfiction Award from LAMBDA Literary and of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, MacDowell, Bread Loaf, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The BAU Institute, Vermont Studio Center, The Barbara Deming Foundation, and others; her essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review, The Believer, McSweeney's Quarterly, Granta, The Yale Review, Tin House, The Sun, New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She is an associate professor at the University of Iowa, where she teaches in the Nonfiction Writing Program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.32 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336822120813,"sku":"9781646220854","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/MnBtaThPUHUyaWZFb1lOb3NUenN0QT09.webp?v=1778918735","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/body-work-the-radical-power-of-personal-narrative-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}