{"product_id":"my-life-as-a-villainess-laura-lippman-9780063000131","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 006300013X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063000131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Large Print\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 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Laura Lippman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983589638399,"sku":"9780063000131","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f4120af8-c2cf-45de-ac7b-a4ec023b062d.jpg?v=1683267549","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-life-as-a-villainess-laura-lippman-9780063000131","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}