{"product_id":"9780063000131","title":"My Life as a Villainess : Essays","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eMy Life as a Villainess\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Laura Lippman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebestselling author Laura Lippman, a journalist for many years, collects here her recent essays exploring motherhood as an older mom, her life as a reader, her relationships with her parents, friendship, and other topics that will resonate with a large audience.  Her voice is wry and relatable, her takes often surprising.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet the Woman Behind the Books…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn this collection of new and previously published essays,\u003cem\u003e New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Laura Lippman offers her take on a woman's life across the decades. Her childhood and school years, her newspaper career, her experiences as a novelist—Lippman finds universal touchstones in an unusual life that has as many twists as her award-winning crime fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEssays include:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Men Explain \u003cem\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/em\u003e to Me\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Game of Crones\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         My Life as a Villainess\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         My Father’s Bar\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         The 31\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Stocking\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThese candid essays offer long-time readers insight into the experiences that helped Lippman become one of the most successful crime novelists of her generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"...compelling and clever self-interrogation.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Lippman’s revelations about herself and her life are refreshingly candid and imbued with a seriously robust overtone of humor, a double-barreled approach that dovetails nicely with Lippman’s self-description of being 'gleefully honest.'\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Candid and quirky, this book will have special appeal to fans of her crime fiction. A wryly observed collection from a reliably good writer.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"She revels in confession and connection, surprise and provocation, and she performs all with panache, wisdom, wit, and courage. Lippman asserts: “I’m a tough old bird,” and readers will declare: and one helluva true-tale teller.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"The essays, some new, some previously published, are overall a delight...Fans of Lippman’s novels (\u003cem\u003eThe Lady in the Lake\u003c\/em\u003e) and her Twitter followers will gobble up this short collection and beg for more nonfiction from this gifted storyteller.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"With its 'gleefully honest' hits of humor and willingness to take a close look at some discomfiting truths, it will come as no surprise to Lippman’s fans that \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy Life as a Villainess\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is an engaging read—an intrepid investigation of the author’s inner landscape...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780063000131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"HarperLuxe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41125911298254,"sku":"9780063000131","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780063000131.jpg?v=1650256528","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780063000131","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}