From the Heart Women of Letters by Marieke Hardy
$29.99 AUD
Category: Literature
'Letters, we have witnessed firsthand, stir some unusually beautiful things in people,' write Women of Letters curators Marieke Hardy and Michaela McGuire. In From the Heart, the full power of letter-writing is on display. Rock star Amanda Palmer thanks a song for reminding her of the importance of musi ...Show more
Frantumaglia: Fragments: on Writing and Reading by Elena Ferrante
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Category: Literature
Elena Ferrante is one of the greatest novelists of our time. Read her novels and don't worry about who she is: you will be entranced by her writing. Fragments is a riveting compilation, over the course of her writing career, of Elena Ferrante's letters to her publisher, interviews with editors and journ ...Show more
Latest Readings by Clive James
$27.95 AUD
Category: Literature
In 2010 Clive James was diagnosed with terminal leukemia. Deciding that "if you don't know the exact moment when the lights will go out, you might as well read until they do," James moved his library to his house in Cambridge, where he would "live, read, and perhaps even write." James is the award-winni ...Show more
True Stories: Selected Non-Fiction by Helen Garner
$23.95 AUD
Category: Literature
New format of this collection of personal essays by Helen Garner, which spans 25 years of work, by one of Australia's greatest writers. Readers will be fascinated by some of the events that shaped her life as a writer and as a person.
A Little History of Literature by John Sutherland
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Category: Literature | Series: Little Histories Ser.
This 'little history' takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from The Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter. John Sutherland is perfectly suited to the task. He has researched, taught, and written on virtually every area of literature, and his infecti ...Show more
Troublesome Words (PB) by Bill Bryson
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Category: Literature
What's the difference between mean and median, blatant and flagrant, flout and flaunt? Is it whodunnit or whodunit? Do you know? Are you sure? With Troublesome Words, Bill Bryson offers a clear, concise and entertaining guide to the problems of English usage that has been an indispensable companion to t ...Show more
Making It Up As I Go Along by Marian Keyes
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Category: Literature
A hilarious collection of Marian's hilarious and heartfelt observations on modern life, love and much, much else besides. Such as?you ask. Well, how about her guide to breaking up with your hairdresser. The warning she has for us all after a particularly traumatic fling with fake tan. Not to mention the ...Show more
Farther Away - Essays by Jonathan Franzen
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Category: Literature
In this incisive collection of speeches and essays, Jonathan Franzen returns with renewed vigor to the themes, both human and literary, that have long preoccupied him. Whether recalling his violent encounter with bird poachers in Cyprus, examining his feelings about the suicide of his friend and rival D ...Show more
The Books that Changed My Life by Bethanne (editor) Patrick
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Category: Literature
"One hundred of today's most prominent literary and cultural icons talk about the books that hold a special place in their hearts-that made them who they are today. Leading authors, politicians, CEOs, actors, and other notables share the books that changed their life, why they love them, and their passi ...Show more
New American Stories by Ben Marcus
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Category: Literature
The short story is a barometer for the state and shape of literature. New American Stories presents the boldest, most innovative and most resonant fiction coming out of the American literary scene. Ben Marcus, author of The Flame Alphabet and Leaving the Sea, has here curated an anthology that gives the ...Show more
TIME: 85 Years of Great Writing by Time Magazine
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Category: Literature
When the world's biggest and most moving events took place - World War II, the Moon landing, the death of Princess Diana, and many more - "Time" magazine was there to tell the story with passion and clarity. This 560-page book features pieces by Barbara Ehrenreich, Henry Anatole Grunwald, Maureen Dowd, ...Show more
The Literature Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained) by .
$39.99 AUD
Category: Literature | Series: Big Ideas Simply Explained
From Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to Shelley's Frankenstein, the Literature Book documents the greatest literature ever written. Featuring over 100 best-selling books, plays and poetry from all over the world, including Latin American and African fiction, the Literature Book encompasses celebrated mast ...Show more