{"product_id":"one-by-one-the-stars-essays-paperback","title":"One by One, the Stars: Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNed Stuckey-French\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Stuckey-French\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by), \u003cb\u003eJohn Price\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tireless and discerning advocate for contemporary practitioners of creative nonfiction, Ned Stuckey-French was at the center of every national discussion about the genre. He greatly contributed to our scholarly understanding of the history of the essay and was working on his first essay collection when he died of cancer in 2019. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat collection, \u003ci\u003eOne by One, the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, presents new, highly personal essays tracing Stuckey-French's childhood in Indiana and a burgeoning interest, during adolescence, in politics and social justice to his life as a father, teacher, and writer. Thematic threads connect these elements, and foremost is his growing commitment to activism on behalf of the disadvantaged, overlooked, or threatened. The volume also features some of Stuckey-French's \"greatest hits\" as a public scholar and writer, including \"Don't Be Cruel: An Argument for Elvis,\" \"Our Queer Little Hybrid Thing: Toward a Definition of the Essay,\" and his popular essay on his Facebook addiction--for which he was widely known. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, his stories and reflections offer fascinating and timely insights into family dynamics, history, politics, ecology, social justice, and literature. All of it is infused with Ned Stuckey-French's guiding spirit, full of curiosity, compassion, and conviction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNED STUCKEY-FRENCH was Professor of English at Florida State University and book review editor of \u003ci\u003eFourth Genre\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe American Essay in the American Century \u003c\/i\u003e(Missouri), co-editor of \u003ci\u003eEssayists on the Essay: Montaigne to Our Time \u003c\/i\u003e(Iowa), and co-author of \u003ci\u003eWriting Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft \u003c\/i\u003e(Longman, 8th edition). His articles and essays appeared in journals and magazines such as \u003ci\u003eIn These Times, The Missouri Review, The Iowa Review, Walking Magazine, culturefront, Pinch, Guernica, middlebrow, and American Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, and have been listed five times among the notable essays of the year in Best American Essays. He received the 2020 Stand UP Award from the Association of University Presses for his advocacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759445147936,"sku":"9780820361802","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d1bb5b05f175f64e034d2f4ce8f1848d.webp?v=1780152884","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/one-by-one-the-stars-essays-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}