The acclaimed author examines the importance of a writer's voice—including interviews with Susan Orlean, Michel Chabon, Junot Díaz and others.

In writing, style matters. Our favorite writers often entertain, move, and inspire us less by what they say than by how they say it. In The Sound on the Page, acclaimed author, teacher, and critic Ben Yagoda offers practical and incisive help for writers on developing and discovering their own style and voice.

This wonderfully rich and readable book features interviews with more than 40 of our most important authors discussing their literary style, including:

Dave Barry

Harold Bloom

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer

Bill Bryson

Michael Chabon

Andrei Codrescu

Junot Díaz

Adam Gopnik

Jamaica Kincaid

Michael Kinsley

Elmore Leonard

Elizabeth McCracken

Susan Orlean

Cynthia Ozick

Anna Quindlen

Jonathan Raban

David Thomson

Tobias Wolff