Journal of Joyce Carol Oates

<p><em>The Journal of Joyce Carol Oates</em> edited by Greg Johnson offers a rare glimpse into the private thoughts of this extraordinary writer focusing on excerpts written during one of the most productive decades of Oates's long career. Far more than just a daily account of a writer's writing life these intimate unrevised pages candidly explore her friendship with other writers including John Updike Donald Barthelme Susan Sontag Gail Godwin and Philip Roth. It presents a fascinating portrait of the artist as a young woman fully engaged with her world and her culture on her way to becoming one of the most respected honored discussed and controversial figures in American letters.</p>