{"product_id":"book-gm4n","title":"Letters to a Writer of Color","description":"\u003cb\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\u003cbr\u003e“Electric essays that speak to the experience of writing from the periphery . . . a guide, a comfort, and a call all at once.”—Laila Lalami, author of \u003ci\u003eConditional Citizens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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• \u003cb\u003eTaymour Soomro\u003c\/b\u003e on resisting rigid stories about who you are\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eMadeleine Thien\u003c\/b\u003e on how writing builds the room in which it can exist\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eAmitava Kumar\u003c\/b\u003e on why authenticity isn’t a license we carry in our wallets\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eTahmima Anam\u003c\/b\u003e on giving herself permission to be funny\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eIngrid Rojas Contreras\u003c\/b\u003e on the bodily challenge of writing about trauma\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eZeyn Joukhadar\u003c\/b\u003e on queering English and the power of refusing to translate ourselves\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eMyriam Gurba\u003c\/b\u003e on the empowering circle of Latina writers she works within\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eKiese Laymon\u003c\/b\u003e on hearing that no one wants to read the story that you want to write\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eMohammed Hanif\u003c\/b\u003e on the censorship he experienced at the hands of political authorities\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eDeepa Anappara\u003c\/b\u003e on writing even through conditions that impede the creation of art\u003cbr\u003e• Plus essays from \u003cb\u003eTiphanie Yanique\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eXiaolu Guo\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJamil Jan Kochai\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eVida Cruz-Borja\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFemi Kayode\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eNadifa Mohamed\u003c\/b\u003e in conversation with \u003cb\u003eLeila Aboulela\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eSharlene Teo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe start of a more inclusive conversation about storytelling, \u003ci\u003eLetters to a Writer of Color\u003c\/i\u003e will be a touchstone for aspiring and working writers and for curious readers everywhere.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49323151720752,"sku":"BDgm4n","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/361368-gm4n-Square.jpg?v=1733503226","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gm4n","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}