A review by kjboldon
A Stranger's Journey: Race, Identity, and Narrative Craft in Writing by David Mura

5.0

Essential for its insight into race in the writing classroom. It was a bumpy start for me with the stilted academic phrasing, but the subject matter is so important and the writing settles nicely into more readable essays that compared and contrasted different writers. Finishes with a series of 7 multipart writing exercises, so great for generating or refining material. Several of his examples of writing race come from Sherman Alexie and Junot Diaz, both implicated in #metoo scandals, and I wished for more non-Male representation, while appreciating the inclusion of Mary Karr and ZZ Packer.