Soft-Boiled: An Investigation of Masculinity and The Writer's Life Author|Jean Storlie of defining the spaces we

of defining the spaces we inhabit both physically and in our minds

" -Peter Bowden digital educator on spirituality religion and community

He worked for The Cleveland Plain Dealer in the 1950s and 60s

At a time when the American publishing industry increasingly perceives fiction lovers as rather delicate creatures—easily offended

You could refer to page 9 of that October &lsquo06 letter in the client letter archive on our website to read what I said then having just read it again myself I find it as interesting as when I wrote it

Soft-Boiled: An Investigation of Masculinity and The Writer's Life Author|Jean Storlie of defining the spaces weSoft Boiled follows Stephen J. West as he shadows a private investigator by the name of Frank Streets. What starts out as a last ditch effort to write West's first bookwhile juggling responsibilities as a husband and new fatherbecomes a critical reflection on art making, storytelling, and masculinity in America. Blending memoir, reportage, criticism, and detective thriller into one capacious yet focused narrative, Soft Boiled is a lyrical and aching