{"product_id":"my-life-as-a-villainess-laura-lippman-9780062997333","title":"My Life as a Villainess: Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebestselling author Laura Lippman, a journalist for many years, collects here her recent essays exploring motherhood as an older mom, her life as a reader, her relationships with her parents, friendship, and other topics that will resonate with a large audience. Her voice is wry and relatable, her takes often surprising.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet the Woman Behind the Books...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this collection of new and previously published essays, \u003cem\u003e New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Laura Lippman offers her take on a woman's life across the decades. Her childhood and school years, her newspaper career, her experiences as a novelist--Lippman finds universal touchstones in an unusual life that has as many twists as her award-winning crime fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssays include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Men Explain \u003cem\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/em\u003e to Me\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Game of Crones\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- My Life as a Villainess\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- My Father's Bar\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- The 31\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Stocking\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese candid essays offer long-time readers insight into the experiences that helped Lippman become one of the most successful crime novelists of her generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Lippman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062997335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062997333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 5.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/30\/2020","brand":"Laura Lippman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995240169727,"sku":"9780062997333","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a400ed60-8998-4a02-9855-8d0ae8f259d6.jpg?v=1683334667","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-life-as-a-villainess-laura-lippman-9780062997333","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}