Inland Writers Series Limited Edition 3-Pack by Maureen Jipiyiliya Nampijinpa O'Keefe; Frank Byrne; Carol Adams
$29.99 AUD
Category: Reading & Writing
This is a limited edition discounted 3-pack of the Inland Writers Series, short reads from the centre of Australia. Featuring Living In Hope by Frank Byrne with Frances Coughlan and Gerard Waterford, Summary of Small Things by Carol Adams and Campfire Satellites; an inland anthology. Published on the im ...Show more
Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience by Shaun Usher
$59.99 AUD
Category: Reading & Writing
Letters of Note, the book based on the beloved website of the same name, became an instant classic on publication in 2013, selling hundreds of thousands of copies. This new edition sees the collection of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters updated with fourteen riveting new miss ...Show more
Literary Theory: The Basics by Hans Bertens
$39.99 AUD
Category: Reading & Writing
Now in its fourth edition, Literary Theory: The Basics is an essential guide to the complicated and often confusing world of literary theory. Readers will encounter a broad range of topics from Marxist and feminist criticism to postmodernism, queer studies and ecocriticism. Literary Theory: The Basics ...Show more
Magic Words by Jonah Berger
$34.99 AUD
Category: Reading & Writing
New York Times bestselling author Jonah Berger’s cutting-edge research reveals how six types of words can increase your impact in every area of life: from persuading others and building stronger relationships, to boosting creativity and motivating teams.Almost everything we do involves words. Words are ...Show more
Mother Tongue: The Story of the English Language by Bill Bryson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Reading & Writing
'More than 300 million people in the world speak English and the rest, it sometimes seems, try to . . . ' Only Bill Bryson could make a book about the English language so entertaining. With his boundless enthusiasm and restless eye for the absurd, this is his astonishing tour of English. From its mongre ...Show more
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
$22.99 AUD
Category: Reading & Writing | Reading Level: very good
Damien Cave: (New York Times bureau chief in Sydney & friend of Bookoccino) "Not many books about writing manage to be both as practical and entertaining as this one. Even if you've never read a Stephen King novel, the insights he shares will change how you read and write (and maybe how you live)." ...Show more
Red Herrings and White Elephants by Albert Jack
$24.99 AUD
Category: Reading & Writing
Bold as brass, cold feet, cock and bull, off the cuff, red herrings and white elephants - we use these phrases every day and yet have only the vaguest idea of where many of them come from. The origins of hundreds of common phrases are explained in this book.
Shakespeare by Bill Bryson
$18.99 AUD
Category: Reading & Writing | Series: Eminent Lives Ser. | Reading Level: good
William Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a million words of text, but his biography has long been a thicket of wild supposition arranged around scant facts. With a steady hand and his trademark wit, Bill Bryson sorts through this colorful muddle to reveal ...Show more
The Clockwork Muse - A Practical Guide to Writing Theses, Dissertations, and Books by Eviatar Zerubavel
$38.95 AUD
Category: Reading & Writing
For anyone who has blanched at the uphill prospect of finishing a long piece of writing, this book holds out something more practical than hope: it offers a plan. The Clockwork Muse is designed to help prospective authors develop a workable timetable for completing long and often formidable projects. Th ...Show more
The Novel Project: A Step-by-Step Guide to Your Novel, Memoir or Biography by Graeme Simsion
$32.99 AUD
Category: Reading & Writing
The no-drama novel writing method behind Graeme Simsion's global bestsellersSave the drama for the story.'Writing is easy- all you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.' Variously attributed to Thomas Wolfe, Paul Gallico and Ernest Hemingway, the quote p ...Show more
The Way of the Fearless Writer: Ancient Eastern Wisdom for a Flourishing Writing Life by Beth Kempton
$34.99 AUD
Category: Reading & Writing
A new, mindful approach to the writing lifeIn a radical departure from standard advice about creative success, effort, critique, and competition, The Way of the Fearless Writer will show you that there is another way to thrive--a writing path of ease, trust, wonder, and joy.You are invited to embark on ...Show more
The Writer Laid Bare: Emotional Honesty in a Writer’s Art, Craft and Life by Lee Kofman
$32.99 AUD
Category: Reading & Writing
Inspired by her popular writing courses, Lee also offers practical advice on drafts, edits and how to achieve a life/writing balance. How combining her writing with motherhood led her to recognise that ‘ the pram in the hall’ issue is real. Plus the ultimate reading list of books you really should ...Show more