A Bookish Bent: Essays About Reading, Writing, and George W. Bush's Close Call on the Running Trail

Steven Saylor usually writes about people who lived long ago and far away—USA Today calls him “a modern master of historical fiction.” But as he notes in the introduction to this volume, “Even the writer with the most powerful bent for producing fiction will from time to time find himself writing nonfiction instead. One is asked to review a book, or to interview a fellow author. One feels compelled to pay homage to a mentor, or to reflect on the writing process itself.”

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