{"product_id":"famous-writers-school-paperback-by-steven-carter","title":"Famous Writers School Paperback by Steven Carter","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eCounterpoint\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2006-09-01)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e256\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781582433844\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e368.55\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA genre-bending romp that is at once reminiscent of Raymond Carver and Carl Hiaasen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \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\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555809677473,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781582433844","price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781582433844.jpg?v=1781797216","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/famous-writers-school-paperback-by-steven-carter","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}