{"product_id":"the-art-of-becoming-a-citizen-a-memoir-9781639738748","title":"The Art of Becoming a Citizen: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the three-time National Book Award nominee and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Gail Godwin comes an incandescent reflection on past and present that speaks urgently to our current political moment.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"He just had the presidency stolen from him.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGail Godwin first heard these words in November 1960, one of a crush of reporters eagerly awaiting the first postelection meeting between Kennedy and Nixon. Hearing an uncanny echo in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Godwin embarks on a project to reflect on that long-ago moment and offset a mounting pressure of dread about the looming election ahead. \u003cbr\u003eIn looking back at her life as a young woman-her travels abroad, early marriage, friendships with Kurt Vonnegut and John Irving-juxtaposed with the lead-up to the recent election, she discovers an understory that surprises her. She asks herself, \"What, at this late date, did I still want to become?\" With urgency and a yearning so many now feel, Godwin's blend of history and memoir is both inspirational and rousing, encouraging readers to engage in their own reflection on the art and meaning of being a citizen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gail Godwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639738748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/10\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGail Godwin\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of more than twenty critically acclaimed books, including the memoir \u003ci\u003eGetting to Know Death\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novels \u003ci\u003eGrief Cottage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGrief Cottage, Evensong, and A Mother and Two Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e. She has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts grants for both fiction and libretto writing, and the Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Woodstock, New York. www.gailgodwin.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Gail Godwin \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48449346240669,"sku":"9781639738748","price":31.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3de7ad3e-5127-4ad9-a969-16284da0281e.jpg?v=1781632631","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-art-of-becoming-a-citizen-a-memoir-9781639738748","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}