Unless It Moves the Human Heart: The Craft and Art of Writing, (Paperback)

from Theresa_Nash

A book on writing that made me think of my place in the world and occasionally made me weep. A book every writer (or parent, sibling, or friend of a writer) should own.

from JackieBlem

I love the way that Roger Rosenblatt, author of Making Toast as well as several other books, can squeeze so much meaning in so few words. His latest is somewhat a collection of ideas, discussions, and exercises that he has put his writing students through (he is a professor of English and Writing...

from BlackSheepDances

Roger Rosenblatt is a huge name in the world of writing. He's written magazine columns, plays, essays, and books and is a master of language. I've always enjoyed his articles in Time-he's a favorite of mine. In this book he describes a semester of teaching several students to write, by having the...

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An interesting book that reads more like an extended dialogue, or essay, to the reader. There are interspersed conversations, fictionalized of course, between Rosenblatt and his students on the nature of writing, muses, reading, and so forth. While a lot of the content was useful, some of it was ...

from Theresa_Nash

A book on writing that made me think of my place in the world and occasionally made me weep. A book every writer (or parent, sibling, or friend of a writer) should own.