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The niche focus of this book will give it appeal to writing teachers and anyone interested in writing for the web and/or social media. [See Prepub Alert, 2/25/13.]
This title is ideal for those who want some basic help in getting their life story on paper, whether simply for the benefit of friends and family or for a broader public.
Longtime Goldberg fans, of whom there are many, will certainly want to read this, as will any reader interested in applying Eastern philosophy to the writing life.
Writers and teachers of the personal essay will certainly want this title. Others with a broader interest in literary nonfiction may opt for works presenting more of an overview, such as Tracy Kidder and Richard Todd's Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction or Lee Gutkind's Creative Nonfiction: How To Live It and Write It. [See Prepub Alert, 8/24/12.]
This is a must read for nonfiction writers and is a strong choice as a textbook or required course reading covering the narrative nonfiction, essay, or memoir forms.
Elbow intends to interest both scholarly and lay readers and he does succeed on some level, though this reviewer doubts that readers outside of academia will read it cover to cover. This title should greatly interest English language and linguistics scholars and teachers. Any readers willing either to dig deep or skim and skip will also find fresh ideas and renewed energy for writing.