title: The Memoir and the Memoirist: Reading and Writing Personal Narrative
author:  Thomas Larson 
description: "This thoughtfully reasoned and lucidly written book delves further into the dynamics of the new memoir than anything I know of . . . ." --Phillip Lopate, The Art of the Personal Essay<br /><br /><i>"The Memoir and the Memoirist</i> is a must read for every writer and reader of this dynamic literary genre." --Maureen Murdock, Unreliable Truth<br /><br />"With great depth and clarity, Larson examines that which drives writers to cast their lot with truth and celebrates the myriad ways writers 'reassemble' themselves . . . ." --Laurie Alberts, Fault Line
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  MORE PRAISE FOR ERIK LARSON’S
  
  
  DEAD WAKE
  
  
  “Larson is one of the modern masters of popular narrative nonfiction … a
  resourceful reporter and a subtle stylist who understands the tricky art of
  Edward Scissorhands-ing narrative strands into a pleasing story.… An
  entertaining book about a great subject, and it will do much to make this
  seismic event resonate for new generations of readers.”
  
  
  _—N EW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW_
  
  
  “Larson is an old hand at treating nonfiction like high drama.… He knows how
  to pick details that have maximum soapy potential and then churn them down
  until they foam [, and he] has an eye for haunting, unexploited detail.”
  
  
  _—N EW YORK TIMES_
  
  
  “In his gripping new examination of the last days of what was then the fastest
  cruise ship in the world, Larson brings the past stingingly alive.… He draws
  upon telegrams, war logs, love letters and survivor depositions to provide the
  intriguing details, things I didn’t know I wanted to know.… Thrilling,
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