Inside the Whale: On Writers and Writing by George Orwell
$30.00 AUD
Category: Books about Books & Writing
Unfailingly elegant and endlessly relevant, the four essays in this collection treat literature as a vital record of our political hypocrisies, our social failings, and the ennobling limits of our ideological aspirations.
Books: Art, Craft & Community by London Centre for Book Arts
$45.00 AUD
Category: Books about Books & Writing
- Fun and visually appealing way to understand how a book is made, through the work of 30 diverse contemporary makers and artists - Broad appeal: this book speaks to a broad audience of craftspeople and anyone related to books and bookmaking whether they are amateurs or professionals - Beautifully illus ...Show more
The Happy Reader 18
$9.00 AUD
Category: Books about Books & Writing
For avid readers and the uninitiated alike, this is a chance to reengage with classic literature and to stay inspired and entertained.The concept of the magazine is simple- the first half is a long-form interview with a notable book fanatic and the second half explores one classic work of literature fro ...Show more
Sweet Theft - A Poet's Commonplace Book by J. D. McClatchy
$37.00 AUD
Category: Books about Books & Writing
Centuries ago, when books were rare, those who owned them would lend them to friends, who in turn would copy out passages they especially liked before returning the precious book to its owner. These anthologies came to be known as Commonplace Books, and modern writers as different as W. H. Auden and Ale ...Show more
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop: The heart-warming Korean sensation by Hwang Bo-reum
$36.00 AUD
Category: Books about Books & Writing
There was only one thing on her mind.'I must start a bookshop.' Yeongju did everything she was supposed to, go to university, marry a decent man, get a respectable job. Then it all fell apart. Burned out, Yeongju abandons her old life, quits her high-flying career, and follows her dream. She opens a bo ...Show more
Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller by Oliver Darkshire
$35.00 AUD
Category: Books about Books & Writing
Welcome to Sotheran's, the oldest, most bonkers bookshop in the country, with its bizarre clientele, suspicious cupboards, unlabelled keys, poisoned books, some things that aren't even books, and deeply eccentric staff. Think Diary of a Bookseller but with quite a lot more Bernard Black.Some years ago, ...Show more
Release the Bats The Pocket Guide to Writing Your Way Out of It by D. B. C. Pierre
$23.00 AUD
Category: Books about Books & Writing
A guide to writing fiction by the Booker Prize-winning author of Vernon God Little. Part biography, part reflection and part practical guide, Release the Bats explores the mysteries of why and how we tell stories, and the craft of writing fiction. DBC Pierre reveals everything he learned the hard way. ...Show more
PEN International: An Illustrated History by Edited by Carles Torner and Jan Martens
$90.00 AUD
Category: Books about Books & Writing
'I believe that despite the enormous odds which exist, unflinching, unswerving, fierce intellectual determination, as citizens, to define the real truth of our lives and our societies is a crucial obligation which devolves upon us all. It is in fact mandatory.' Harold Pinter, English PEN President and L ...Show more
Literary Cats by JUDITH ROBINSON, SCOTT PACK
$35.00 AUD
Category: Books about Books & Writing
‘Everything you ever wanted to know about cats in books. A wonderful idea, beautifully executed.’ - Viv GroskopCats have provided the inspiration for an incredible range of fiction, memoir and poetry, from ancient myths and fables to much-loved children’s books, and from classic tales to contemporary no ...Show more
How to Write About Africa by Binyavanga Wainaina
$35.00 AUD
Category: Books about Books & Writing
A trailblazing collection of writing on contemporary Africa from across Binyavanga Wainaina's extraordinary life - ranging from musings on politics and culture to deeply personal introspectionsBinyavanga Wainaina was a seminal author and activist, remembered as one of the greatest chroniclers of contemp ...Show more
A Sultry Month by Alethea Hayter
$30.00 AUD
Category: Books about Books & Writing
Wine and dine with Victorian London's literati in a heatwave in one of the first ever group biographies, introduced by Francesca Wade (author of Square Haunting). Though she loved the heat she could do nothing but lie on the sofa and drink lemonade and read Monte Cristo... 'Never bettered.' Guardian 'W ...Show more
Literary Life by Posy Simmonds
$47.00 AUD
Category: Books about Books & Writing
First published in 2003, Literary Life became an instant classic as readers (and writers) delighted in watching Posy Simmonds skewer the pains and pretensions of the writer's (and reader's) calling with her inimitable flair for witty satire and sharp social observation. As well as all the cartoons and c ...Show more