“Tell all the truth but tell it slant….”

Fully Updated and Revised
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Update June 15, 2020: Brenda and Suzanne will donate 18% of all author royalties from TIS to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund beginning this fall. Why 18%?

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Highlights of the Third Edition

  • New and expanded chapters that address writing identity, including: race, sexual and gender identity, body image, illness, cultural identity, and disability.
  • An anthology with diverse essays providing examples that range from the traditional essay to the graphic memoir.
  • Fully updated and expanded references to diverse creative nonfiction works, historical events, and research methods.
  • Suggested reading lists for each chapter.
  • Expanded discussion of contemporary and emerging forms.
  • New “Try It” writing exercises throughout the book.
  • A new appendix: “Good Habits for Healthy Writers.”
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