The Questions That Matter Most

“Clear, vibrant” essays on reading and writing by the Pulitzer Prize–winning, New York Times –bestselling author: “A reader feels smarter just taking it in” ( The Boston Globe ). From the author of A Dangerous Business , A Thousand Acres , and Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel , this volume “gathers essays (and two stories) composed with wit, enthusiasm, expertise, and candor” ( Booklist ). Long acclaimed as a preeminent American novelist, Jane Smiley is also an unparalleled observer of the