Carol Shields: The Arts of a Writing Life

A rich collection of essays, memoirs and interviews ranging in tone and style from the scholarly to the personal. It includes an essay on her mother by Carol’s daughter Anne Giardini, interviews with Carol by Marjorie Anderson and Joan Thomas, and essays on her work by Warren Cariou, Deborah Schnitzer and Dave Williamson. The volume concludes with Carol’s essay “About Writing.”

Edited by Neil K. Besner