The Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers

By Jennifer Egan, Tayari Jones, Sarah Stone

Book Overview

A fascinating compendium of conversations between writers, 'The Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers' includes dialogues between Zadi Smith and Ian McEwan, Jonathan Lethem and Paul Auster, Dave... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932416366
• ISBN13: 9781932416367
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: McSweeney's
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

McSweeney's Kicks Ass Again

This book is a reader's joy. From the physical presentation --- the book comes wrapped in a thick cover with a nice inside-flap folded over, like a hardcover --- to the content, this is a nicely done production. It is not just fiction writers interviewed here, either. Janet Malcolm, the journalist, was interviewed, and her piece inspired me enough to purchase her book, THE JOURNALIST AND THE MURDERER. And the writers talk about more than just fiction: they cover philosophy, the art of writing, politics, feminism, current events, you name it. If you're an aspiring writer, this is a very fun, enjoyable book to read when you're tired of reading fiction for inspiration but want to become inspired by other means. As mentioned in the notes, (to paraphrase), "...all of the interviews are long." They all, also, inform and inspire. Highly recommended