{"product_id":"9781644210215","title":"Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Practicing an art form is a way to grow your soul.\" He would screw up his lips into a prune face right after he said this because of how important he believed this idea to be. Pity the Reader is the very embodiment of that idea, a book about writing and life and who the two go together. Generous to a fault, idiosyncratic, a bit tortured and always creative, here is Kurt Vonnegut as human being and author. He first writing rule: \"Find a subject you care about.\" Full of ineffable intimate, teachable moments, Pity the Reader is a joy indeed. With unpublished photos and rare reproductions, this new paperback edition also features an entirely new chapter of writing exercises, or \"practices.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seven Stories Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064022483184,"sku":"9781644210215","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781644210215_p0.jpg?v=1763688068","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781644210215","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}