Joyce Carol Oates: Letters to a Biographer

Novelist Johnson--who published Invisible Writer, an authorized biography of Oates, in 1998--brings together an inviting compendium of his correspondence with the National Book Award winner from 1975 to 2006 . . . The letters offer insights into Oates's views on her fiction and the process of writing . . . Oates's fans will enjoy this intimate glimpse inside her life.-- "Publishers Weekly"
A collection of letters invites readers into the prolific author's life and thoughts . . . An interesting barometer of Oates' development as a writer over thirty years.
-- "Kirkus Reviews"

JOYCE CAROL OATES is the author of many works of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. She is the editor of New Jersey Noir, Prison Noir, A Darker Shade of Noir: New Stories of Body Horror by Women Writers, and Cutting Edge: New Stories of Mystery and Crime by Women Writers. Oates is a recipient of the National Book Award, PEN America's Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Humanities Medal, and a World Fantasy Award for Short Fiction. She lives in Princeton, New Jersey. GREG JOHNSON has a PhD in English from Emory University and has published three novels and five collections of short stories, including Pagan Babies, I Am Dangerous, and Night Journey, in addition to five nonfiction works, among them Joyce Carol Oates: A Study of the Short Fiction and Invisible Writer: A Biography of Joyce Carol Oates. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, the Washington Post, the Yale Review, and many other publications. Johnson has twice been named Georgia Author of the Year. He lives in Atlanta.