{"product_id":"my-life-as-a-villainess-essays","title":"My Life as a Villainess: Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebestselling author Laura Lippman, a journalist for many years, collects here her recent essays exploring motherhood as an older mom, her life as a reader, her relationships with her parents, friendship, and other topics that will resonate with a large audience.  Her voice is wry and relatable, her takes often surprising.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet the Woman Behind the Books…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn this collection of new and previously published essays,\u003cem\u003e New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Laura Lippman offers her take on a woman's life across the decades. Her childhood and school years, her newspaper career, her experiences as a novelist—Lippman finds universal touchstones in an unusual life that has as many twists as her award-winning crime fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEssays include:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Men Explain \u003cem\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/em\u003e to Me\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Game of Crones\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         My Life as a Villainess\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         My Father’s Bar\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         The 31\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Stocking\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThese candid essays offer long-time readers insight into the experiences that helped Lippman become one of the most successful crime novelists of her generation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laura Lippman","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":51670061941042,"sku":"9780062997333","price":15.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/7934\/0850\/files\/9780062997333.jpg?v=1787958863","url":"https:\/\/53rdstreetbooks.com\/products\/my-life-as-a-villainess-essays","provider":"53rd Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}