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Melissa A. Goldthwaite

Melissa A. Goldthwaite (Ph.D., The Ohio State University), General Editor, is Professor of English at Saint Joseph’s University, where she teaches composition, creative writing, and rhetorical theory. Her books include Books That Cook: The Making of a Literary Meal (New York University Press, 2014), The Norton Pocketbook of Writing by Students (2010), Surveying the Literary Landscapes of Terry Tempest Williams (University of Utah Press, 2003), and The St. Martin’s Guide to Teaching Writing (Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2003, 2008, 2014).

Melissa A. Goldthwaite

Melissa A. Goldthwaite (Ph.D., The Ohio State University), General Editor, is Professor of English at Saint Joseph’s University, where she teaches composition, creative writing, and rhetorical theory. Her books include Books That Cook: The Making of a Literary Meal (New York University Press, 2014), The Norton Pocketbook of Writing by Students (2010), Surveying the Literary Landscapes of Terry Tempest Williams (University of Utah Press, 2003), and The St. Martin’s Guide to Teaching Writing (Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2003, 2008, 2014).

Books by Melissa A. Goldthwaite

  • The Norton Reader

    Melissa A. Goldthwaite, Joseph Bizup, John Brereton, Anne Fernald, Linda Peterson

    Shorter Fourteenth Edition, Paperback, 2016

    The classic reader that has introduced millions of students to the essay as a genre—available in a concise edition.
  • The Norton Reader

    Melissa A. Goldthwaite, Joseph Bizup, Anne Fernald

    Shorter Sixteenth Edition, Paperback, 2024

    The Norton Reader: 100 Ways to Inspire Your Students to Think, Write, and Reflect
  • The Norton Reader

    Melissa A. Goldthwaite, Joseph Bizup, Anne Fernald

    Shorter Sixteenth Edition, E Book

    The Norton Reader: 100 Ways to Inspire Your Students to Think, Write, and Reflect