{"product_id":"please-write-a-novel-in-letters-9781610886031","title":"Please Write: A Novel in Letters","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn epistolary novel with a twist, \u003cem\u003ePlease Write\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the correspondence between Vivienne, the alter ego of a recently widowed Cleveland artist, and Zippy, a mixed-breed terrier rescued off the streets of Baltimore. Their letters change and enrich their lives as well as that of Zippy's owner, Pamela, a harried journalist whose life is unraveling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining the canine viewpoint of \u003cem\u003eA Dog's Purpose\u003c\/em\u003e with the poignant style of \u003cem\u003eThe Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePlease Write\u003c\/em\u003e, with Disney-like charm, delivers a distinctive account of coping with heartbreak and loss through the power of imagination and love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. WYNN ROUSUCK is the theater critic at Baltimore's NPR affiliate, WYPR, and the former longtime theater critic at \u003cem\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe has been published in magazines ranging from \u003cem\u003eAmerican Theatre\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eDog World\u003c\/em\u003e, and her writing has been honored by organizations including the Dog Writers Association of America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe has taught writing and theater at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Critics Institute, Goucher College, and in various programs at Johns Hopkins University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer award-winning short stories have appeared in Atticus Review and \u003cem\u003eCreative Loafing Tampa Bay\u003c\/em\u003e, and her interviews can be found in the book, \u003cem\u003eHairspray: The Roots and Conversations with Neil Simon\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA graduate of Wellesley College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, she was a National Endowment for the Humanities Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan and a visiting student in the graduate playwriting program at Brown University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Write\u003c\/em\u003e is part of her family heritage: Her father was a dog judge and his oldest brother wrote one of the first books about Boston Terriers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe lives in Baltimore with her husband Alan Fink and their Boston Terrier, Juno. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Write\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bancroft Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50627642196242,"sku":"9781610886031","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_697fd38a-206f-4b99-8c50-e13aa1071343.jpg?v=1732706272","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/please-write-a-novel-in-letters-9781610886031","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}