Dr. Nicole Walker

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. This book is about a strange object—strange in part because it is something that we all have been, and that many of us eat. Nicole Walker's Egg relishes in sharp juxtapositions of seemingly fanciful or repellent topics, so that reproductive science and gustatory...

Writing the Hard Stuff is a reflective and practical guide for writers wanting to delve into difficult or personal subjects. This book offers a road map to the special craft techniques that allow authors to navigate trauma and tough topics to create compelling and accessible prose. With consideration of traumatic experiences such as domestic violence and sexual abuse, but also...