{"product_id":"famous-writers-school-paperback","title":"Famous Writers School - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA genre-bending romp that is at once reminiscent of Raymond Carver and Carl Hiaasen.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteven Carter, who has been called \"madly inventive\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"darkly comic\" (\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e), has a genius for letting his characters speak for themselves, and here they do so quite literally. \u003ci\u003eFamous Writers School\u003c\/i\u003e is composed of three aspiring authors' letters and stories sent to a correspondence course by that grandiose name, and the self-serving \"lessons\" that Wendell Newton, their endearingly obtuse instructor, doles out in response. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWendell's oddball collection of students includes Rio, an alluring blues singer on whom he quickly develops a crush; Linda Trane, an unhinged housewife who may be stalking him; and Dan, a truly talented author of hard-boiled detective fiction. As Dan's gritty mystery arrives piece by piece, Wendell gets hooked on the story--and decides to dress it up in his own style in order to pass it off as his creation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Carter\u003c\/b\u003e's short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAntioch Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorthwest Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMississippi Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eI Was Howard Hughes\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2003. His second novel, \u003ci\u003eFamous Writers School\u003c\/i\u003e, based on the actual scam school for writers, was published in 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.38 x 5.76 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695164559423,"sku":"9781582433844","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/85d2a13986ca8983ca22caa01b438817.webp?v=1765002862","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/famous-writers-school-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}