{"title":"Amitava Kumar","description":"Amitava Kumar is Helen D. Lockwood Professor of English at Vassar College and the author of numerous books, including Lunch with a Bigot; A Matter of Rats; and Nobody Does the Right Thing, all also published by Duke University Press; and most recently, Immigrant, Montana: A Novel.","products":[{"product_id":"every-day-i-write-the-book-notes-on-style-paperback","title":"Every Day I Write the Book: Notes on Style - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmitava Kumar's \u003ci\u003eEvery Day I Write the Book\u003c\/i\u003e is for academic writers what Annie Dillard's \u003ci\u003eThe Writing Life\u003c\/i\u003e and Stephen King's \u003ci\u003eOn Writing\u003c\/i\u003e are for creative writers. Alongside Kumar's interviews with an array of scholars whose distinct writing offers inspiring examples for students and academics alike, the book's pages are full of practical advice about everything from how to write criticism to making use of a kitchen timer. Communication, engagement, honesty: these are the aims and sources of good writing. Storytelling, attention to organization, solid work habits: these are its tools. Kumar's own voice is present in his essays about the writing process and in his perceptive and witty observations on the academic world. A writing manual as well as a manifesto, \u003ci\u003eEvery Day I Write the Book\u003c\/i\u003e will interest and guide aspiring writers everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376099066079,"sku":"9781478006275","price":28.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/dTYb5YBB6A9781478006275.webp?v=1789214190"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/amitava-kumar.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}