{"product_id":"9781938126710","title":"Crash Course: Essays From Where Writing and Life Collide","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobin Black's path through loss and survival delivered her to the writer's life. Agoraphobia, the challenges of parenting a child with special needs, and the legacy of a formidable father all shaped that journey. In these deeply personal and instructive essays, the author of the internationally acclaimed \u003ci\u003eIf I loved you, I would tell you this \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLife Drawing \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the making of art through the experiences of building a life. Engaging, challenging, and moving, \u003ci\u003eCrash Course \u003c\/i\u003eis full of insight into how to write—and why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \"Autumn, 1972, A Moment at Which I Became a Writer\":\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI sense, even now, the reverberations of a kind of shattering of my foundation and a quick rebuild, a change at a molecular level of who I understood myself to be. No longer someone who could look at another person without wondering what their life was like, but someone with a new curiosity about what people's stories might actually be.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Black \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the story collection, \u003ci\u003eIf I loved you, I would tell you this \u003c\/i\u003eand the novel \u003ci\u003eLife Drawing\u003c\/i\u003e, both critically acclaimed, and both published in multiple languages. She has developed a loyal, enthusiastic following for her essays on life and writing, online and in such publications as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eO Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her husband in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the house is always open for their three grown children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Engine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033434210544,"sku":"9781938126710","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781938126710_p0.jpg?v=1763663229","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781938126710","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}