{"product_id":"letters-to-a-writer-of-color-deepa-anappara","title":"Letters to a Writer of Color, Deepa Anappara","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDescription\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA vital collection of essays on the power of literature and the craft of writing from an international array of writers of color, sharing the experiences, cultural traditions, and convictions that have shaped them and their work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with empathy and wisdom, instruction and inspiration, this book encourages us to reevaluate the codes and conventions that have shaped our assumptions about how fiction should be written, and also challenges us to apply its lessons to both what we read and how we read. Featuring:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTaymour Soomro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on resisting rigid stories about who you are\u003cbr\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMadeleine Thien\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on how writing builds the room in which it can exist\u003cbr\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAmitava Kumar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on why authenticity isn’t a license we carry in our wallets\u003cbr\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTahmima Anam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on giving herself permission to be funny\u003cbr\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIngrid Rojas Contreras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on the bodily challenge of writing about trauma\u003cbr\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eZeyn Joukhadar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on queering English and the power of refusing to translate ourselves\u003cbr\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMyriam Gurba\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on the empowering circle of Latina writers she works within\u003cbr\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eKiese Laymon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on hearing that no one wants to read the story that you want to write\u003cbr\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMohammed Hanif\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on the censorship he experienced at the hands of political authorities\u003cbr\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDeepa Anappara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on writing even through conditions that impede the creation of art\u003cbr\u003e• Plus essays from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTiphanie Yanique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eXiaolu Guo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJamil Jan Kochai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eVida Cruz-Borja\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFemi Kayode\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNadifa Mohamed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in conversation with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLeila Aboulela\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSharlene Teo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe start of a more inclusive conversation about storytelling, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLetters to a Writer of Color\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will be a touchstone for aspiring and working writers and for curious readers everywhere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDimensions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5.13 x 0.6 x 7.96, 272 pages, \u003c\/span\u003epaperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43837515792609,"sku":"9780593449417","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9558\/8015\/products\/Screenshot2023-04-05at8.32.01PM.png?v=1680741353","url":"https:\/\/pressshopatl.shop\/products\/letters-to-a-writer-of-color-deepa-anappara","provider":"Pressshopatl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}