false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172206461m/149908.jpg 149908 2 <div>This book is a collection of conversations between writers and their &#8220;mentors,&#8221; taken from the pages of <i>The Believer,</i> along with previously unpublished conversations. The term &#8220;mentors&#8221; is used loosely to suggest an informal kinship between a younger writer and a more experienced one. These conversations are not limited to issues of writing and craft, but instead offer unfettered exchanges on a wide range of topics &#8212; from Buddhism to infinity, politics to mountain climbing. The interviews feature the serious-yet-casual <i>Believer</i> approach to the standard, often formal, interview format. David Foster Wallace, for example, fields the question, &#8220;Do you want to talk about your history with various forms of tobacco?&#8221; while George Saunders reflects upon this oft-pondered mystery: &#8220;What&#8217;s up with the crows in Syracuse?&#8221; Interviews include Zadie Smith talking with Ian McEwan; Jonathan Lethem talking with Paul Auster; Adam Thirlwell talking with Tom Stoppard; Susan Choi talking with Francisco Goldman; ZZ Packer talking with Edward P. Jones; Dave Eggers talking with David Foster Wallace; Julie Orringer talking with Tobias Wolff; and Ben Marcus talking with George Saunders.</div> 144690 25 10 2005 The Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers total:130|5:28|4:55|3:41|2:6|1:0| 130 495 256 15 4 0 false false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 12:45:21 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 12:51:47 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Apr 21 07:52:37 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 07:55:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 19:15:39 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 19:18:42 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Mar 06 08:28:24 -0800 2007 Fri Mar 09 10:19:04 -0800 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jul 15 08:58:03 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 08:04:05 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 08:58:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Sep 08 20:19:48 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 15 06:54:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 02 06:56:55 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 07:03:33 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Sep 15 20:19:44 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 23 10:19:23 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Oct 20 08:34:15 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 11:49:22 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 08:34:15 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 20:39:46 -0700 2007 Mon Feb 23 13:18:28 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Sep 11 11:57:20 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 11:59:21 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Mon Oct 29 11:34:12 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 29 21:43:56 -0700 2007 4 0 true false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat May 19 02:08:52 -0700 2007 Sat May 19 02:10:21 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 14 15:40:28 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 08 05:34:14 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Mon Oct 13 10:55:54 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 10:56:17 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Dec 01 10:41:30 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 10:41:30 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 30 11:38:43 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 11:38:43 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 12 12:38:23 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 12:38:23 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 10 10:53:58 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 10:53:58 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 07 11:01:17 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 11:01:23 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=149908