Mothers (Letters of Note) by Shaun Usher
$14.99 AUD
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
A glorious collection of letters on the theme of Mothers, curated by the founder of the Letters of Note website.
NOTEBOOKS OF RAYMOND CHANDLER by Chandler Raymond
$24.99 AUD
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
Nabokov and the Real World - Between Appreciation and Defense by Robert Alter
$34.99 AUD
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
From award-winning literary scholar Robert Alter, a masterful exploration of how Nabokov used artifice to evoke the dilemmas, pain, and exaltation of the human condition Admirers and detractors of Vladimir Nabokov have viewed him as an ingenious contriver of literary games, teasing and even outsmart ...Show more
Nine Nasty Words - English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever by John McWhorter
$39.99 AUD
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
Profanity has always been a deliciously vibrant part of our lexicon, an integral part of being human. In fact, our ability to curse comes from a different part of the brain than other parts of speech--the urgency with which we say "f&*k!" is instead related to the instinct that tells us to flee from ...Show more
Notes from a Public Typewriter by Michael Gustafson
$6.75 AUD
$26.99 (74% off)
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
When Michael Gustafson and his wife Hilary opened Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Michigan, they put out a typewriter for anyone to use. They had no idea what to expect. Would people ask metaphysical questions? Write mean things? Pour their souls onto the page? Yes, no, and did they ever. Every day, pe ...Show more
Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami
$35.00 AUD
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
A charmingly idiosyncratic look at writing, creativity, and the author's own novels. Haruki Murakami's myriad fans will be delighted by this unique look into the mind of a master storyteller. In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author and famously reclusive writer shares with reade ...Show more
Now Comes Good Sailing: Writers Reflect on Henry David Thoreau by Blauner Andrew
$39.99 AUD
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
From twenty-seven of today’s leading writers, an anthology of original pieces on the author of Walden Features essays by Jennifer Finney Boylan ● Kristen Case ● George Howe Colt ● Gerald Early ● Paul Elie ● Will Eno ● Adam Gopnik ● Lauren Groff ● Celeste Headlee ● Pico Iyer ● Alan Lightman ● James Marcu ...Show more
On Beverley Farmer - Writers on Writers by Josephine Rowe
$17.99 AUD
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
Beverley Farmer's novels and short stories focus on loss, migration and homecoming. In this beautifully hewn essay, fellow novelist and short-story writer Josephine Rowe finds a kindred spirit and argues for a celebration and reclamation of this long-neglected Australian writer.In the Writers on Writers ...Show more
On Helen Garner: Writers on Writers by Sean O'Beirne
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Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
In a brilliantly argued and very personal essay, Sean O'Beirne looks at the whole of Helen Garner's writing life so far - from Monkey Grip to the recently published Diaries - while trying to come to terms with the demands, and the rewards, of Garner's extraordinary, radical individualism and honesty. In ...Show more
On Robyn Davidson: Writers on Writers by Richard Cooke
$17.99 AUD
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling | Series: Writers on Writing
Robyn Davidson, author of the classic memoir Tracks, has led a remarkable life of writing and nomadic travel. In this crisp, erudite essay, acclaimed critic and journalist Richard Cooke explores Davidson's relationship with place and freedom, and her singular presence in Australian letters.In the Writer ...Show more
On Thomas Keneally: Writers on Writers by Stan Grant
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Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
Stan Grant is drawn to Thomas Keneally 'for many reasons- we share an Irish heritage and a complicated relationship with religion. I am especially interested in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, which was a formative novel for me. My family shares a connection with the real Jimmy Governor as well. The boo ...Show more
On Tim Winton: Writers on Writers by Geraldine Brooks
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Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
A gift of an essay that illuminates the literary talents of two of Australia's greatest writersIn this beautifully written personal essay, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Geraldine Brooks offers readers brilliant insights into the work of one of Australia's greatest living writers, Tim Winton. In the Wr ...Show more