Contemporary American Fiction and Cultures of Self-help

Offers a unique look at the charged relationships between contemporary fiction and self-help culture. It explores how writers including David Foster Wallace, Tao Lin, and Alexandra Kleeman take critical and creative inspiration from commencement speeches, anti-racist self-help, time-management productivity manuals, and brain-body change programs.

Offers a unique look at the charged relationships between contemporary fiction and self-help culture. It explores how writers including David Foster Wallace, Tao Lin, and Alexandra Kleeman take critical and creative inspiration from commencement speeches, anti-racist self-help, time-management productivity manuals, and brain-body change programs.