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In this bold and exhilarating mix of memoir and master class, Melissa Febos tackles the emotional, psychological, and physical work of writing intimately while offering an utterly fresh examination of the storyteller's life and the questions which run through it. How might we go about capturing on the page the relationships that have formed us? How do we write about our bodies, their desires and traumas? What does it mean for an author's way of writing, or living, to be dismissed as navel-gazing--or else hailed as so brave, so raw? And to whom, in the end, do our most intimate stories belong? Drawing on her own path from aspiring writer to acclaimed author and writing professor--via addiction and recovery, sex work and academia--Melissa Febos has created a captivating guide to the writing life, and a brilliantly unusual exploration of subjectivity, privacy, and the power of divulgence. Candid and inspiring, Body Work will empower readers and writers alike, offering ideas--and occasional notes of caution--to anyone who has ever hoped to see themselves in a story.

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Author/narrator Melissa Febos delivers a rousing manifesto on the transformative power of personal storytelling...Febos draws listeners in with her clear, unapologetic narration...[and] her heartfelt performance and insight provide broad resonance for both writers and nonwriters alike. -- AudioFile

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"Melissa Febos is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir Whip Smart. She has been featured on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross and on the cover of the New York Post, and her writing has been published in numerous major venues. She holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. Recently named one of ""Five New Queer Voices to Watch Out For"" by Lambda Literary, Febos is the winner of the Memoirs, Ink half-yearly contest and is a 2010 and 2011 MacDowell Colony fellow. Melissa Febos is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir Whip Smart. She has been featured on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross and on the cover of the New York Post, and her writing has been published in numerous major venues. She holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. Recently named one of ""Five New Queer Voices to Watch Out For"" by Lambda Literary, Febos is the winner of the Memoirs, Ink half-yearly contest and is a 2010 and 2011 MacDowell Colony fellow."

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