{"product_id":"9781350083882","title":"Science of Story The Brain Behind Creative Nonfiction","description":"\u003ch1\u003eScience of Story\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Brain Behind Creative Nonfiction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSean Prentiss | Nicole Walker\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Writing \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together a diverse range of writers, \u003ci\u003eThe Science of Story\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to ask the question: what can contemporary brain science teach us about the art and craft of creative nonfiction writing? Drawing on the latest developments in cognitive neuroscience the book sheds new light on some of the most important elements of the writer's craft, from perspective and truth to emotion and metaphor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Science of Story\u003c\/i\u003e explores such questions as:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e·          Why do humans tell stories?\u003cbr\u003e·          How do we remember and misremember our lives - and what does this mean for storytelling?\u003cbr\u003e·          What is the value of writing about trauma?\u003cbr\u003e·          How do stories make us laugh, or cry, make us angry or triumphant?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors: Nancer Ballard, Mike Branch, Frank Bures, J.T. Bushnell, Katharine Coles, Christopher Cokinos, Alison Hawthorne Deming, David Lazar, Lawrence Lenhart, Alan Lightman, Dave Madden, Jessica Hendry Nelson, Richard Powers, Sean Prentiss, Julie Wittes Schlack, Valerie Sweeney Prince, Ira Sukrungruang, Nicole Walker, Wendy S. Walters, Marco Wilkinson, Amy Wright.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSean Prentiss\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of English at Norwich University, USA. He is author of \u003ci\u003eFinding Abbey: The Search for Edward Abbey and His Hidden Desert Grave\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), which won the National Outdoor Book Award for Biography\/History. He is also co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Far Edges of the Fourth Genre \u003c\/i\u003e(2014) and co-author (with Joe Wilkins) of \u003ci\u003eEnvironmental and Nature Writing: A Writer's Guide and Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2017).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eNicole Walker\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the collections \u003ci\u003eThe After-Normal: Brief, Alphabetical Essays on a Changing Planet\u003c\/i\u003e from Rose Metal Press and \u003ci\u003eSustainability: A Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e from Mad Creek Books. Her previous books include \u003ci\u003eWhere the Tiny Things Are, Egg\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMicrograms, Quench Your Thirst with Salt,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThis Noisy Egg. \u003c\/i\u003eShe edited for Bloomsbury the essay collections \u003ci\u003eScience of Story\u003c\/i\u003e with Sean Prentiss and with Margot Singer, \u003ci\u003eBending Genre: Essays on Creative Nonfiction\u003c\/i\u003e. She's nonfiction editor at \u003ci\u003eDiagram\u003c\/i\u003e and teaches at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 January 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350083882\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332696440972,"sku":"9781350083882","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_463e9863-3dc9-4bc0-82c1-63d50907b602.jpg?v=1783605060","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350083882","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}