Reading Like a Writer

“Prose’s guide to reading and writing belongs on every writer’s bookshelf alongside E.M. Forster’s Aspects of the Novel.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Francine Prose has a knack for getting to the heart of human nature.” - USA Today on A Changed Main“Racy, intensely imagined and highly readable … Prose brings to Caravaggio a fresh and unflinching eye.” - New York Times Book Review on Caravaggio“Prose’s little guide will motivate ‘people who love books’…Like the great works of fiction, it’s a wise and voluble companion.” - New York Times Book Review“Celebrates the pleasures of close reading and explores the power of well-wrought language…refreshing” - Time Out New York“a jewel of a companion…engrossing…and…daringly insightful.” - Los Angeles Times“Readable and illuminating…few…advice volumes offer as much insight into writing as you will find in Francine Prose’s latest book” - Capital Times“Prose knows when to be funny, how to wield examples, and when to stop.” - More magazine“Witty…Insightful.” - Washington Post Book World“Reading Like A Writer is different from the rest of the pack…[Prose’s] wise book serves as an ispirational reminder.” - Washington Times“The passages are…subtle and brilliant in their capture of human complexity…Prose is…a skilled…analyst of what makes them so.” - San Francisco Chronicle“Sensible, valuable and highly readable, Reading Like a Writer deserves perusal – both in and out of the classroom.” - Kansas City Star“Makes a case for the rewards of reading.” - Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel“An absolutely necessary addition to the personal library of anyone who is a writer or dreams of writing.” - National Public Radio

Francine Prose is the author of fourteen books of fiction, including, most recently, A Changed Man and Blue Angel, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. She has taught literature and writing for over twenty years at major universities such as Harvard, Iowa, Columbia, Arizona, and the New School. She is a distinguished critic and essayist. Francine Prose lives in New York City.