American Creative Nonfiction thoroughly scrutinizes creative nonfiction as a genre, considering its challenges and strengths and comparing it to lyric essays and autofiction. The book begins with a section written by the editor on creative nonfiction and then proceeds to a section on Critical Contexts, which continues the theme of a thorough examination of the genre. The bulk of the text then moves to a selection of essays on more specific examples, from the first piece of creative nonfiction, written by Benjamin Franklin, to an essay on Temple Grandins memoir, to Natalie Goldbergs writing, ending on a piece about nonfiction comics. Finally, the book provides a list of additional works of interest, information about the contributors, and access to an online supplementary resource. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
