Books
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A
quirky work of nonfiction narrative examining grief, hope, popular
culture, and the pervasive influence of Richard M. Nixon on the
author's psyche. |
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The Truth of the Matter examines the building blocks of
successful nonfiction prose one by one, first through a discussion
of how and why these techniques work, and then by illustrating the
techniques with clear examples. |
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"Sure
of foot in complex terrain, and packing a blessedly down-to-earth
sense of humor, Dinty Moore is the perfect scout for the new frontiers
of American Buddhism" |
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"A
delightful and often funny look at the Internet by a professor of
English who decided to check out the praise and warnings of his
friends. His concern is not with the technology or the mechanics
but with the residents of cyberspace, what they are doing, how they
explain it, and what they are getting and losing from the experience." |
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"At
some point within each story, (the author) would astound me with
a sudden Nijinskyian leap or the fictional equivalent of a backflip
into the waiting arms of his partner--myself, the reader."
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| More than 100 contemporary short short stories of under 350 words, by authors such as Bret Lott, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Michael Martone, Josip Novakovich, Pamela Painter, Scott Russell Sanders, Melanie Rae Thon, Denise Duhamel, William Heyen, and Janice Eidus. Edited by Dinty W. Moore |
Between
Panic and Desire
The
Emperor's Virtual Clothes
