{"product_id":"body-work-melissa-febos-9781646220854","title":"Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melissa Febos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646220854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646220854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 5.60w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2022 pg. 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2022","brand":"Melissa Febos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053404188927,"sku":"9781646220854","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3dda1fd6-83bc-4d84-87b3-e2fd384baa40.jpg?v=1685024148","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/body-work-melissa-febos-9781646220854","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}