Publishing: A Writer’s Memoir - Tapa dura

Godwin affectionately divulges the various moments, places, and characters in her life that eventually slipped into her 14 novels. These disclosures leave you hungry to reread her oeuvre with the newfound secrets in mind. (Entertainment Weekly)

This memoir by the acclaimed, prolific novelist is testament to both her talent and her perseverance. (O, the Oprah Magazine)

This is delightful reading. (The Boston Globe)

A chronicle of her life as a writer whose career has been boosted and buffeted by the vagaries of the publishing industry. She has made of it a suspenseful account, with . . . emotional depth, too. (The Wall Street Journal)

An agile, winning book. (USA Today)

A three-time National Book Award finalist and New York Times best-selling author, Godwin offers a valuable memoir for anyone interested in books . . . By allowing the personal to expand outward, she also gives us an overview of publishing in the last tumultuous 50 years. (Library Journal)

Engaging . . . captures [publishing's] pleasures and pitfalls. (Kirkus Reviews)

Avid readers and aspiring writers will find Godwin's generous and spirited 'meditation on publishing' illuminating and affecting. (Booklist)

As a long-time fan of Gail Godwin's fiction--The Odd Woman and Violet Clay happen to be my two favorites--I loved following her insider's experiences with the world of New York publishing (agents, editors, publishing executives, and others) as she matured as a writer from her time at the Iowa Writers' Workshop to the present. Reading Publishing felt like having a long visit with a new friend who's telling you the story of her career. And I so wish that I could read her mother's novel Otherwise Virgins! (Nancy Pearl)

An eye-opening look at the reality of what it takes to publish just one novel--or, in Godwin's case, 14. (Publishers Weekly)