{"product_id":"the-typing-lady-and-other-fictions","title":"The Typing Lady: And Other Fictions","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRuth Ozeki\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, filmmaker, and Zen Buddhist priest. She is the bestselling author of four novels: \n\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Form and Emptiness\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the UK's 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction; \n\u003ci\u003eMy Year of Meats\u003c\/i\u003e; \n\u003ci\u003eAll Over Creation\u003c\/i\u003e; and \n\u003ci\u003e A Tale for the Time Being\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and was a finalist for the 2013 Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her nonfiction work includes a memoir, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Face: A Time Code\u003c\/i\u003e, and the documentary film \n\u003ci\u003eHalving the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e. A longtime Buddhist practitioner, Ruth is affiliated with the Everyday Zen Foundation. She is now professor emerita of English language and literature at Smith College, where she was the Grace Jarcho Ross 1933 Professor of Humanities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Goodreads Editors' Pick\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Summer\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of June\u003cbr\u003eAn AARP Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book by \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Delightful, moving, and profound, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Typing Lady\u003c\/i\u003e is a book of love stories of every kind. It is a book of great treasures.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Lily King, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHeart the Lover\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"In 11 stories, the acclaimed Ruth Ozeki moves gracefully among characters, between decades and locales, skewering power dynamics in academia and the writer's craft--'collaborations between people who read and people who type'--with mordant wit.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \"The 36 Most Anticipated Books of 2026\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The move to a shorter form suits [Ozeki's] playfulness, making a fun reading experience that is both an ideal introduction to and distillation of Ozeki's writing career. ... This inventive collection should inspire readers to revive their own dormant ambitions.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The ambition of youth, disquiet of midlife turmoil and clarity of old age run through these luminous, razor-sharp stories that deftly plumb the human condition.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, \"Best Books of June 2026\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"In her elegant collection, Ozeki showcases vintage typewriters, a praise song for the protean forms of language.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sparky, playful, and lit with Ozeki's signature compassion, this collection of tales is as much about the art of storytelling and the role of the writer as about the experiences and emotions of her fascinating characters.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The tales in \n\u003ci\u003eThe Typing Lady \u003c\/i\u003efollow [Ozeki's] intricately written characters as they move through ever-changing worlds. . . . Ozeki's deft storytelling offers intriguing perspectives on morality, relationships and what it means to be human.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eMonocle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With characteristic wit and grace, Ozeki astutely explores themes of identity, longing, loss, and the clarity that comes with old age.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTricycle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Longing and loss sometimes lead to understanding in this reflective collection of 11 short pieces. . . . [Ozeki shows] warmth toward the fiction-making process--and her characters. . . . Tender, mysterious, and moving.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The act of writing--on keyboards, in letters, even with disappearing ink--connects Ozeki's tales as bearing witness to lives lived and as records for readers now and to come.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A welcome addition to Ruth Ozeki's playful, inimitable oeuvre.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBookpage \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Ozeki's atmospheric tales radiate with intelligence and wit.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Goodreads Editors' Pick A \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Summer A \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLitHub \u003c\/i\u003eMost Anticipated Book of the Year A \u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003eMost Anticipated Summer Read \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA spellbinding story collection from Booker Prize finalist Ruth Ozeki, about the lives we almost lived, the people we can't quite forget, and the stories that shape us long after the last page is turned\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this spirited and emotionally resonant collection, award-winning novelist Ruth Ozeki turns her singular gaze to the short story, exploring childhood ambition, youthful desire, midlife reinvention, and the unsparing clarity of old age. With her distinctive blend of wit, warmth, and deep humanity, she brings us eleven richly imagined stories of characters standing at life's thresholds--grappling with faded ideals, evolving identities, and the inevitable compromises that shape a life. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA college student falls for her professor and learns to transmute longing into language. A disquieted husband watches with tenderness and unease as the ghost of his wife's ambition roams the woods outside their home. A long-deceased Beat poet hijacks the mind of a young publishing assistant during a sales meeting, railing against the state of modern literature. A curious grandmother creates a fake online dating profile to spy on her granddaughter's romantic life--and sets in motion a deception she can't control. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning eras and geographies--from a New England college town in the 1970s to downtown Manhattan in the 1990s to a moss-covered Pacific Northwest island during the early pandemic-- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Typing Lady\u003c\/i\u003e is an electrifying meditation on the stories we tell ourselves, the stories we abandon, and the stories we become. Threaded with the tactile ephemera of writing--typewriters, letters, manuscripts, and disappearing ink--the book reveals how we record ourselves in language, and how language, over time, records us in return.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/20\/2026 (EAN 9780593832714, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780593832714, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/15\/2026 (EAN 9780593832714, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Viking","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496277999894,"sku":"9780593832714","price":37.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780593832714.jpg?v=1783058889","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-typing-lady-and-other-fictions","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}