From Lee Gutkind, the "Godfather behind creative narrative nonfiction" (
Vanity Fair), and the staff of the landmark literary journal
Creative Nonfiction comes this fresh collection of fact-based personal narratives, mined from literary blogs, 'zines, and other fringe publications. In "My Glove: A Biography," Stefan Fatsis, author of
Word Freak and a
Wall Street Journal reporter, traces the history of his baseball glove-"the one thing I would be devastated to lose, my last, best connection to the baseball that defined my life as a kid"-as he relinquishes it to the glove designer at Rawlings for an overhaul. Heidi Julavits, editor of
The Believer, imagines a future in which book-related fatalities-"Death of the intellect is one thing, but actual death is quite another"-revolutionize the writer's market. This new volume of
The Best Creative Nonfiction continues to engage and delight with exceptional work from writers old and new.
About the AuthorLee Gutkind is the founder and editor of the literary journal Creative Nonfiction and a pioneer in the field of narrative nonfiction. Gutkind is also the editor of In Fact and Becoming a Doctor, the author of Almost Human, and has written books about baseball, health care, travel, and technology. A Distinguished Writer in Residence at Arizona State University, he lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Tempe, Arizona.
Book InformationISBN 9780393330243
Author Lee GutkindFormat Paperback
Page Count 364
Imprint WW Norton & CoPublisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 450g
Dimensions(mm) 208mm * 142mm * 25mm