Publication:HWWRTTHSCR2007

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Table of Contents

This anthology contains a mix of non-fiction essays by speculative fiction writers and writers of other genre. Only essays by writers with specfict work are included in the ISFDB table of contents. The entire table of contents is here with the items in bold being by specfict writers. The titles listed here are as they are stated in the body of the publication with notes about any discrepancies such as a different title in the table of contents.

• 10 Their maggots and their butterflies: An Introduction by Dan Crowe and Philip Oltermann. This is listed as just "Introduction" in the table of contents.
• 16 A Farewell to Arms by Vendela Vida
• 18 A Squeaky Office Chair by Jonathan Franzen
• 20 Post-it Notes by Will Self
• 24 The Baths of Diocletian by Alan Hollinghurst
• 26 Stövchen by Benjamin Markovits
• 28 Jarry's Spiral by Tom Robbins
• 30 A Maglite by Janine Di Giovanni
• 32 A Cork Wall by Eric Chase Anderson
• 34 Kiehl's by JT LeRoy
• 36 A Large Desk by Alain de Botton
• 40 Ganesha by Luis J. Rodriguez
• 42 A Picture from Prague by Gina Ochsner
• 44 Chocolate by Douglas Coupland
• 46 A Blindfolded Rhino Rescued from Floodwaters by Melissa Bank. Listed as “A Blindfolded Rhino” in the table of contents.
• 50 Simon Wiesenthal and the Simpsons by David Baddiel
• 52 Clippity by Lionel Shriver
• 56 Through my Window by Geoff Dyer
• 58 Nicotine by Anthony Bourdain
• 60 Unknown Keys by Siri Hustvedt
• 62 Notebooks Thrown Across Rooms by A. L. Kennedy
• 64 Portland Meadows Racetrack by Willy Vlautin
• 66 Calaca by Louisa Young
• 68 People I Don't Know by Isabel Young
• 70 Yerba Maté by James Flint
• 72 Oblique Strategies by Rick Moody
• 76 Hot Water by Jane Smiley
• 80 Oxford Bar by Ian Rankin
• 84 A Cabinet of Curiosities by A. S. Byatt
• 88 Laurence Stern by Adam Thirlwell
• 90 Speedball by Natasha Mostert
• 92 The Pens by Hanif Kureishi
• 94 Names by Jonathan Lethem
• 96 Driving by David Guterson
• 98 Alphabets by Marie Darrieussecq
• 102 A Body Plummeting Through the Air by Nicole Krauss. This is listed as “A Body Plummeting” in the table of contents.
• 106 In the Wee Small Hours by Neil LaBute
• 108 The Monkey's Jaw by Iain Sinclair
• 110 The Rituals of Tea by Tash Aw
• 112 A Cypress Cone by William Fiennes
• 114 The Lights of My Writing Life by Tony D'Souza
• 116 .005 by Claire Messud
• 118 My Grandmother the Dancer by Jake Arnott
• 122 Walking by Matt Thorne
• 124 Krautrock by Michel Faber
• 126 Portrait by Joyce Carol Oates
• 128 An Axe in My Hand by Jay McInerney
• 130 (untitled) by Tibor Fischer. This listed as “Money” in the table of contents. In the body of the publication there is no title. The essay is inset in the lower part of a very large “£” symbol and says “If you can accept a one word contribution, you can have it: money.”
• 132 Cocktails from Water and Ice by Nick Laird
• 134 Nat Love by ZZ Packer
• 136 “This Childish Task” by Javier Marías. The quotes are part of the essay title.
• 138 Akhenaten by Ahdaf Soueif
• 140 Terry's Fist by Ronan Bennett
• 142 The Dogs by Arthur Bradford
• 144 Tempus Omnia Revelat by Bruce Robinson
• 146 Earplugs by Nicholson Baker
• 148 The Importance of My Navel by Tim Carvell
• 150 A Purple Pen by Elif Shafak. This is listed as “A Purple Pen, A Portable Home” in the table of contents.
• 152 The Head of a Saint by Audrey Niffenegger
• 154 Red and Blue Notebook by Peter Hobbs
• 156 Seahorses by Jill Dawson
• 158 Quark by Chip Kidd. In the publication the title is flipped and is backwards. Write “Quark” on a window and then look at if from the other side. It's forwards in the table of contents.
• 160 “Office” by Caren Beilin. The quotes are part of the essay title.
• 162 Typewriter by John Byrne
• 164 Barricade by Nat Segnit
• 166 Rock Bottom by Dan Rhodes
• 168 Hotel Rooms by A. M. Homes
• 172 Tobacco by DBC Pierre

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First published in the United States of America in 2007 by Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. 800 Park Avenue South New York, NY 100l0 www.rizzoliusa.com How I Write: The Secret Lives of Authors, edited by Dan Crowe with Philip Oltermann © 2007 the authors Library of Congress Control Number: 2006906709 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior consent of the publishers. 2007 2008 2009 / 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 8 2 1 Printed in China ISBN: 0-8478- 2942-1 ISBN-13: 978-0-8478- 2942-2