David Starkey is Emeritus Professor of English at Santa Barbara City College, where he served as Director of Composition and Creative Writing. He is the author of Creative Writing: Four Genres in Brief and the editor of Teaching Accelerated and Corequisite Composition and two collections of scholarly essays on composition and creative writing: Teaching Writing Creatively and Genre by Example: Writing What We Teach.

"Academic Writing Now with Readings is an essential companion to students embarking on the journey of strengthening and refining their writing craft. Its organization into bite-sized chunks makes the subject matter approachable and easy to understand. What I like best is David Starkey's ability to demystify key concepts and give practical advice that students readily follow and apply to their writing. Complete with engaging and interactive exercises at the end of each chapter, Academic Writing Now with Readings is an indispensable resource for students aiming to hone their writing skills. This edition's inclusion of fresh readings on contemporary issues will spark both conversation and research interests among students." -- Kristina Chesaniuk, Auburn University

"Academic Writing Now with Readings works well as a starting point, a review or refresher, and a scaffold for student writers at all levels in composition and academic writing courses. I find the emphasis on time management and the succinct explanations especially helpful while prepping for class. The inclusion of themed readings--even including readings on the very current use of AI--works well both for in-class activities and for discussions on audience, impact, and Kairos of topics. The readings offer me a set of texts to use as I need, and they expose students to a wide range of ideas to explore before venturing into their own research." -- Heather Cross, University of Alabama at Huntsville