{"product_id":"famous-writers-school-steven-carter-9781582433844","title":"Famous Writers School","description":"\u003cb\u003eA genre-bending romp that is at once reminiscent of Raymond Carver and Carl Hiaasen.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteven Carter, who has been called \"madly inventive\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"darkly comic\" (\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e), has a genius for letting his characters speak for themselves, and here they do so quite literally. \u003ci\u003eFamous Writers School\u003c\/i\u003e is composed of three aspiring authors' letters and stories sent to a correspondence course by that grandiose name, and the self-serving \"lessons\" that Wendell Newton, their endearingly obtuse instructor, doles out in response. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWendell's oddball collection of students includes Rio, an alluring blues singer on whom he quickly develops a crush; Linda Trane, an unhinged housewife who may be stalking him; and Dan, a truly talented author of hard-boiled detective fiction. As Dan's gritty mystery arrives piece by piece, Wendell gets hooked on the story--and decides to dress it up in his own style in order to pass it off as his creation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Carter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1582433844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781582433844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.76w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/20\/2008 pg. 24","brand":"Steven Carter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124903866623,"sku":"9781582433844","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9eb57fd2-323c-49d1-bc70-c39f9c63bf0c.jpg?v=1687439496","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/famous-writers-school-steven-carter-9781582433844","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}