The Art of Becoming a Citizen: A Memoir

Published 2026

From the three-time National Book Award nominee and New York Times bestselling author Gail Godwin comes an incandescent reflection on past and present that speaks urgently to our current political moment.

"He just had the presidency stolen from him."

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Getting to Know Death: A Meditation

Published 2024

From New York Times-bestselling, three-time National Book Award finalist Gail Godwin, a consideration of what makes for a life well lived-for readers of Oliver Sacks's Gratitude and Deborah Levy's Cost of Living. Read more>>

Publishing: A Writer's Memoir

Published 2015

Gail Godwin's eloquently written Publishing, chronicles Ms. Godwin's long and storied career—which includes 5 New York Times bestsellers, and 3 National Book Award finalists. It also maps the publishing industry over her nearly half-century long career. Read more>>

The Making of a Writer Volume 2: Journals, 1963-1969

Published 2011

As a young woman and aspiring author, Gail Godwin kept a detailed journal of her hopes and dreams, her love affairs, daily struggles, and small triumphs as she yearned for the day when she would finally become a published writer. At the urging of her friend Joyce Carol Oates, Godwin has distilled these early journals into two parts: This second and final volume opens in London in 1963 and concludes with the triumphant sale of Godwin's first novel in 1969. Read more>>

The Making of a Writer: Journals, 1961-1963

Published 2006

After the breakup of her first marriage and being fired from her job as a reporter for the Miami Herald, Godwin decides to devote herself to becoming a writer and moves to Europe — first to Denmark then to London, with a glorious interlude in the Canary Islands. Read more>>

Heart: A Personal Journey Through Its Myths and Meanings

Published 2001

Heart: A Natural History of the Heart-Filled Life, with new index, reader's guide and author's update. Read more>>