{"product_id":"a-braided-heart-9780472054923","title":"A Braided Heart","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers a friendly, personal, and smart guide to the writing life. The book also offers clear and original instruction on craft elements at the forefront of today's emerging forms in creative nonfiction: from the short-short, to the braided form, to the hermit crab essay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preface by Jay Parini\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection One\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e First Words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hand, Writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Durable Goods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e On Thermostats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Case Against Metaphor: An Apologia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection Two\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Braided Heart: Shaping the Lyric Essay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e “Brenda Miller Has a Cold,” or: How a Lyric Essay Happens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Case Against Courage in Creative Nonfiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Writing Inside the Web: Creative Nonfiction in the Age of Connection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Fine Art of Containment in Creative Nonfiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Shared Space Between Reader and Writer: A Case Study\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection Three\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e In Memoriam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e On the Power of Your Word\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e On Friendship, Assignments, Detail, and Trust\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cables, Chains, and Lariats: Form as Process\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Shape of Emptiness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Collaboration in the Time of Covid-19\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"LUP - University of Michigan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037098017111,"sku":"9780472054923","price":19.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780472054923.jpg?v=1750934396","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-braided-heart-9780472054923","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}