Ebook: Dear mister essay writer guy: advice and confessions on writing, love, and cannibals

A question from Phillip Lopate & "Of old girlfriends" -- A question from Cheryl Strayed & "Dash it all" -- A question from Julianna Baggott & "The napkin is the message" -- A question from Judith Kitchen & "A striped essay" -- A question from Barrie Jean Borich & "Mr. Plimpton's revenge" -- A question from Lia Purpura & "Understanding your cauliflower" -- A question from Sue William Silverman & "How tasty was my little Frenchman" -- A question from B.J. Hollars & "Have you learned your lesson, amigo?" -- A question from Diane Ackerman & "Of bums" -- A question from Dina Lenney & "Pulling teeth, or twenty reasons why my daughter's turning twenty can't come soon enough" -- A question from Philip Graham & "How to choose an appropriate essay topic" -- A question from Michael Martone & "Four essential tips for telling the truth in memoir and securing that blockbuster book deal" -- A question from Patrick Madden & "The actual message Mike the tree guy left on my answering machine the evening I arrived home to find that the tree he was cutting down when I left for work that morning still stood tall in my side yard" -- A question from Steve Almond & "An essay on the inherent dangers of memoir writing" -- A question from Ander Monson & "Nelson Algren's shorts" -- A question from Brenda Miller & "Why I trained my dog to post" -- A question from David Shields & "Beep! beep!" -- A question from Roxane Gay & "Don't read this essay" -- A question from Biran Doyle & "Clogged and stupid and weary" -- A question from Lee Gutkind.;"This irreverent guide to crafting personal essays and creative nonfiction takes inspiration from the father of the essay, Michele de Montaigne, using lively essays to answer writing questions from top writers like Cheryl Strayed and Philip Lopate"--