Where do writers learn their best moves They use a technique that Roy Peter Clark calls Xray reading a form of reading that lets you penetrate beyond the surface of a text to see how meaning is actually being made. In THE ART OF XRAY READING Clark invites you to don your Xray reading glasses and join him on a guided tour through some of the most exquisite and masterful literary works of all time from The Great Gatsby to Lolita to The Bluest Eye and many more. Along the way he shows you how to mine these masterpieces for invaluable writing strategies that you can add to your aresenal and apply in your own writing. Once youve experienced Xray reading your writing will never be the same again. show more