In January 2016, Colum McCann began giving weekly advice to budding writers on his blog - short, lyrical, impassioned pieces that provoke and resonate. Comprising 52 such missives, Letter to a Young Writer (And You Too) addresses the professional, artistic and philosophical concerns that challenge an author. Advising on practical matters such as finding an agent and handling bad reviews, McCann also celebrates the moral need that writing fulfils, meditates on the trials of the writer's life and discusses technique and structure. At once a helpful guide and a heartfelt love song to the adventure of creativity, this is an essential new bible for writers.