writing

57 books on this shelf

Cover of A Drinking Life by Pete Hamill

A Drinking Life

Pete Hamill · 1994

Cover of A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again

David Foster Wallace · 1997

Cover of Accidental playboy by Leif Ueland

Accidental playboy

Leif Ueland · 2002

Cover of Adventures in the screen trade by William Goldman

Adventures in the screen trade

William Goldman · 1983

Cover of Aftermath by LeVar Burton

Aftermath

LeVar Burton · 1997

Cover of Barrel Fever by David Sedaris

Barrel Fever

David Sedaris · 1994

Cover of Brief Interviews with Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

David Foster Wallace · 1999

Cover of Calypso by David Sedaris

Calypso

David Sedaris · 2018

Cover of Catcher with a Glass Arm by Matt Christopher

Catcher with a Glass Arm

Matt Christopher · 1964

Cover of Come as You Are by Michael Azerrad

Come as You Are

Michael Azerrad · 1993

Cover of Consider the Lobster, and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace

Consider the Lobster, and Other Essays

David Foster Wallace · 2005

Cover of Deadline poet, or, My life as a doggerelist by Calvin Trillin

Deadline poet, or, My life as a doggerelist

Calvin Trillin · 1994

Devil at His ElbowValerie Bauerlein

Devil at His Elbow

Valerie Bauerlein · 2024

Cover of Do No Harm by Henry Marsh

Do No Harm

Henry Marsh · 2014

Cover of Don't Tell the Grown-Ups by Alison Lurie

Don't Tell the Grown-Ups

Alison Lurie · 1990

Cover of Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

David Sedaris · 2004

Cover of Edward Weston: The Flame of Recognition by Edward Weston

Edward Weston: The Flame of Recognition

Edward Weston · 1965

Cover of Feel Like Going Home by Peter Guralnick

Feel Like Going Home

Peter Guralnick · 1971

Cover of Further Fridays by John Barth

Further Fridays

John Barth · 1995

Cover of Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi

Helter Skelter

Vincent Bugliosi · 1974

Cover of Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris

Holidays on Ice

David Sedaris · 1997

Cover of I, Robot by Harlan Ellison

I, Robot

Harlan Ellison · 1994

Cover of In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote · 1965

Cover of Kiss off by Mary D. Esselman

Kiss off

Mary D. Esselman · 2003

Cover of Leaving a Trace by Alexandra Johnson

Leaving a Trace

Alexandra Johnson · 2001

Cover of Live from New York by Tom Shales

Live from New York

Tom Shales · 2002

Cover of Making Hay by Verlyn Klinkenborg

Making Hay

Verlyn Klinkenborg · 1986

Cover of Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

Me Talk Pretty One Day

David Sedaris · 2000

Cover of More Scenes from the Rural Life by Verlyn Klinkenborg

More Scenes from the Rural Life

Verlyn Klinkenborg · 2013

Cover of My Lai 4 by Seymour Hersh

My Lai 4

Seymour Hersh · 1970

Cover of Naked by David Sedaris

Naked

David Sedaris · 1997

Cover of On with the story by John Barth

On with the story

John Barth · 1996

Cover of Once upon a time by John Barth

Once upon a time

John Barth · 1994

Cover of Our Band Could Be Your Life by Michael Azerrad

Our Band Could Be Your Life

Michael Azerrad · 2001

Cover of Piecework by Pete Hamill

Piecework

Pete Hamill · 1997

Cover of Reporter by Seymour Hersh

Reporter

Seymour Hersh · 2018

Cover of Rock Critic Law by Michael Azerrad

Rock Critic Law

Michael Azerrad · 2018

Cover of Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing

Patrick Radden Keefe · 2018

Cover of Searching for Robert Johnson by Peter Guralnick

Searching for Robert Johnson

Peter Guralnick · 1989

Cover of See a Little Light by Michael Azerrad

See a Little Light

Michael Azerrad · 2011

Cover of Several Short Sentences About Writing by Verlyn Klinkenborg

Several Short Sentences About Writing

Verlyn Klinkenborg · 2012

Cover of Tabloid City by Pete Hamill

Tabloid City

Pete Hamill · 2011

Cover of The Amplified Come as You Are by Michael Azerrad

The Amplified Come as You Are

Michael Azerrad · 2023

Cover of The Best American Short Stories 2009 by Alice Sebold

The Best American Short Stories 2009

Alice Sebold · 2009

Cover of The Dark Side of Camelot by Seymour Hersh

The Dark Side of Camelot

Seymour Hersh · 1997

Cover of The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City

Erik Larson · 2003

Cover of The hell with love by Mary D. Esselman

The hell with love

Mary D. Esselman · 2002

The Man No One BelievedJoshua Sharpe

The Man No One Believed

Joshua Sharpe · 2025

Cover of The Pale King by David Foster Wallace

The Pale King

David Foster Wallace · 2011

Cover of The Putt at the End of the World by Lee K. Abbott

The Putt at the End of the World

Lee K. Abbott · 2000

Cover of The rose window and other verse from New poems by Rainer Maria Rilke

The rose window and other verse from New poems

Rainer Maria Rilke · 1997

Cover of The Rural Life by Verlyn Klinkenborg

The Rural Life

Verlyn Klinkenborg · 2003

Cover of This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay

This is Going to Hurt

Adam Kay · 2017

Cover of This Is Water by David Foster Wallace

This Is Water

David Foster Wallace · 2009

Cover of Too soon to tell by Calvin Trillin

Too soon to tell

Calvin Trillin · 1995

Cover of When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi · 2016

Cover of When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris

When You Are Engulfed in Flames

David Sedaris · 2008