Writer's Reader

<i>The Writer's Reader</i> is an anthology of essays on the art and life of writing by major writers of the past and present. <br/> <br/> These essays offer a wealth of insights into how writers approach their craft and represent a practical resource as well as a source of inspiration. The writings collected here range from classic to less well-known historical to contemporary and include for example essays on the vocation of writing by Natalia Ginzburg John Berger Edwidge Danticat Julia Alvarez and Flannery O'Connor; thoughts on preparing for writing by Roberto Bolaño Henry Miller Jorge Luis Borges Ha Jin and Cynthia Ozick; and essays on the craft of writing by authors such as Italo Calvino Colm Tóibín Virginia Woolf Philip Roth Lydia Davis David Foster Wallace and Zadie Smith.<br/><br/>Taken together this collection is a must-read for any student or devotee of writing.