Ms. McShea Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process
John McPhee
@mervatim Not for the novel but John McPhee’s book Draft No. 4 does have some very interesting ones for long, detailed, episodic narrative non-fiction.
Paperback, 2018
$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Spilt Milk
Courtney Zoffness
@kathyfish Courtney Zoffness’ @czoffrun essay collection Spilt Milk (McSweeney’s) is the bomb and her fiction is also wonderful.
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Motherhood
Sheila Heti
@liamllewelyn Deborah Levy's The Cost of Living, Maggie Nelson The Argonauts, Motherhood by Sheila Heti.
Paperback, 2019
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Argonauts
Maggie Nelson
@salesses The Argonauts, by Maggie Nelson is an absolute must by your criteria. Love the trilogy of short memoirs by Deborah Levy.
Paperback, 2016
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me
Ada Calhoun
@writesloud Swoony day in bed until 2 finishing Also A Poet, excellent memoir by Ada Calhoun. Haven’t had a day like this in ages. Happiest Birthday! Hope it’s luscious.
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography
Deborah Levy
@liamllewelyn Deborah Levy's The Cost of Living, Maggie Nelson The Argonauts, Motherhood by Sheila Heti.
Paperback, 2019
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book