{"product_id":"9780544115200","title":"Dogs Bark, but the Caravan Rolls On: Observations from Then and Now","description":"\u003cb\u003eA “superb blend of personal essays and journalistic articles” on everything from fatherhood to writing workshops to jazz musicians (\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “At once subtle and dazzling,” these pieces—collected from such publications as \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Harper’s Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e—serve as both a wide-ranging journey through topics like art and music and an autobiographical look into the life of one of our most acclaimed literary figures, the author of such books as \u003ci\u003eStop-Time\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBody \u0026amp; Soul \u003c\/i\u003eand a director of the renowned Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “[An] interesting and well-done anthology. Conroy takes on such topics as learning to play pool, fatherhood, the value of now-disappearing small towns in instilling family values, the enthusiasms of jazz musician Wynton Marsalis, and, of course, the Writers’ Workshop.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Highly enjoyable and illuminating . . . \u003ci\u003eDogs Bark\u003c\/i\u003e is simply one of the best books published in a long, long time.” —\u003ci\u003eFort Worth Star-Telegram\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120306602224,"sku":"9780544115200","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780544115200_p0.jpg?v=1763711654","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780544115200","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}