Multiple award-winner Roger Rosenblatt has received glowing critical acclaim for his exceptional literary works—from the hilarious novels *Lapham Rising* and *Beet* to his poignant, heartbreaking, ultimately inspiring memoir *Making Toast.* With *Unless It Moves the Human Heart,* the revered novelist, essayist, playwright, and respected writing teacher offers a guidebook for aspiring authors, a memoir, and an impassioned argument for the necessity of writing in our world. In the tradition of Anne Lamott’s *Bird by Bird,* Rosenblatt’s *Unless It Moves the Human Heart* provides practical insights and advice on the craft, exquisitely presented by one of contemporary literature’s living treasures.