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Lorrie Moore is an American author known for her ironic sense of humor.  “How” is a short story from her 1985 collection entitled Self-Help.   In “How,” Ms. Moore  presents a touching, funny satire of self-help guides by giving the woman reader advice about how to leave one’s boyfriend. 

LINCCWeb online catalog – Search Term

•  Moore, Lorrie (Books – Containing the Words – East Campus)

Call Number for Browsing the Shelves

•  PS3563 .O6225

Circulating Books and Materials – A Selected List

• Kelly, Alison.  Understanding Lorrie Moore.  2009.

                   Call Number:  PS3563 .O6225 Z75 2009    *(See pages 25-26, 30-32, 43.)

•  Moore, Lorrie.  Self-Help. 1995.     

                   Call Number:  PS3563 .O6225 S4 1995    *(See pages 53-64.)

Reference Materials

• Contemporary Literary Criticism. – Call Number:  REF PN771 .C59

o Volume 39, pages 84-85

o Volume 45,  pages 279-280

o Volume 165, pages 199-205, 215

•  Critical Survey of Short Fiction. – Call Number:  REF PN3321 .C7 2001

o Volume 4, pages 1699-1700    *(Here is an overall view of Ms. Moore’s works.)

• Short Story Criticism. – Call Number:  REF PN3321 . S5

o Volume 147,  pages 150-157, 160, 166, 190-193, 196

Research Databases

To access Valencia’s research databases, open your Atlas account, select “Search the Library,” then select “Databases A-Z.”

• Academic Search Complete
• Literature Resources from Gale

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Last Revised on November 21, 2021