Peacock and Vine: Fortuny and Morris in Life and at Work by A. S. Byatt
$35.00 AUD
Category: Writing
An alluring and atmospheric enquiry into the creative impulse -- as seen through the work and lives of Mariano Fortuny and William Morris -- by one of our greatest novelists. This ravishing little book, glowing with colour and generously illustrated throughout, opens a window on to the lives, passio ...Show more
Tuscan Places Antipodeans Seeking More Than Michelangelo by DESMOND O'GRADY
$34.95 AUD
Category: Writing
Russian Emigre Short Stories from Bunin to Yanovsky by Bryan Karetnyk
$29.99 AUD
Category: Writing
Fleeing Russia amid the chaos of the 1917 revolution and subsequent Civil War, many writers went on to settle in Paris, Berlin and elsewhere. In exile, they worked as taxi drivers, labourers and film extras, and wrote some of the most brilliant and imaginative works of Russian literature. This new coll ...Show more
How to Write Your Book by Rachael Bermingham
$29.95 AUD
Category: Writing
Rachael Bermingham international bestselling author of 4 Ingredients, Savvy and Read My Lips has compiled her vast experience in writing, producing, and creating not only her own books but thousands of other authors titles as well into this brilliantly guided book. An easy yet comprehensive step-by-step ...Show more
To Read Aloud by Francesco Dimitri
$27.99 AUD
Category: Writing
Reading a story to another person creates a bond between two people. It is often assumed that reading aloud is only for children, but the practice was once a common pleasure for adults too. The time has come to rediscover it. This simple yet powerful action connects us with our friends, helps us centre ...Show more
A to Z Great Modern Writers by Caroline Taggart
$24.99 AUD
Category: Writing | Series: A-Z Great Modern Series
Artist and graphic designer Andy Tuohy turns his hand to the world of modern literature in this new instalment of the A-Z series. Rendered in his distinctive style, this new book features portraits of 52 key modern writers significant for their contribution to literature, with a whole host of names from ...Show more
I Saw the Dog: How Language Works by Alexandra Aikhenvald
$29.99 AUD
Category: Writing
A leading expert draws on a lifetime of fieldwork to reveal the mysteries and magic of language. Every language in the world shares a few common features: we can ask a question, say something belongs to us, and tell someone what to do. But beyond that, our languages are richly and almost ...Show more
Why Didn't You Just Do What You Were Told? - Essays by Jenny Diski
$36.99 AUD
Category: Writing
A collection of the best of the indomitable Jenny Diski's essays, "one of the great anomalies of contemporary literature" (The New York Times Magazine), selected by London Review of Books editor Mary-Kay Wilmers. "She expanded notions about what nonfiction, as an art form, could do and could be." --New ...Show more
In the Land of the Cyclops Essays 1996-2013 by Karl Ove Knausgaard; Martin Aitken (Translator)
$39.99 AUD
Category: Writing
Karl Ove Knausgaard's My Struggle series broke new ground in fiction. In the Land of the Cyclops is his first collection of full-length essays to be published in English, and these brilliant and wide-ranging pieces meditate on themes familiar from his fiction. Collected here is a selection of his writin ...Show more
Spelling it Out: How Words Work and How to Teach Them by Misty Adoniou
$39.95 AUD
Category: Writing
Spelling can be a source of anxiety for school children and working professionals alike. Yet the spelling of words in English is not as random or chaotic as it is often perceived to be; rather, it is a system based on both meaning and a fascinating linguistic history. Misty Adoniou's public articles on ...Show more
Meanjin A-Z: Fiction 1980 to now by Jonathan Green
$29.99 AUD
Category: Writing
Think of an Australian writer and chances are that at some time or another they've had short fiction published in Meanjin. For the first time a treasure trove of this writing leaps from the pages of Meanjininto a book of fine fiction. You'll read Tim Winton, David Malouf and recent work by Jennifer Mi ...Show more
The Fran Lebowitz Reader: The Sunday Times Bestseller by Fran Lebowitz
$45.00 AUD
Category: Writing
A brilliant collection of acerbic, wisecracking and hilarious essays from New York icon Fran Lebowitz, star of Martin Scorsese's hit Netflix series, Pretend It's a City Fran Lebowitz is a New York legend. Arriving in the city over fifty years ago, she made her name as a columnist on Andy Warhol's Inter ...Show more