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Works on Paper: The Craft of Biography and Autobiography
Michael Holroyd opens this volume with a startling attack on biography, which is answered by two essays on the ethics and values of non-fiction writing. The book then goes on...
Imagined Selves: Imagined Corners: Mrs Ritchie: Mrs Grundy in
This volume gathers together some of the real and the imagined lives of Willa Muir, one of the finest and fiercest intellectuals of her generation. Her writing is rich with...
The Fran Lebowitz Reader: The Sunday Times Bestseller
Acerbic, wisecracking and hilarious, this is the definitive essay collection from New York legend and satirist, Fran Lebowitz, star of Martin Scorsese's hit Netflix series, Pretend It's a City. 'The...
The Best American Food Writing 2023
"Excellent....Taken as a whole, the volume moves beyond food's sensory pleasures to investigate it as a cultural vessel, a symbol of inequality, and more. It's a standout addition to the...
Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration, Survival, and
" "Wide-ranging yet consistently affecting, these pieces offer a crucial and inspired survey of the immigrant experience in America." " - Publishers Weekly "[These contributions] touch on so many different...
black girl, no magic: reflections on race and respectability
'This book is a glowing achievement by one of the best essayists of her generation' Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff 'Witty, fresh and full of life' Liv Little 'I can't recommend more highly......
You're Embarrassing Yourself
'I laughed, I cried and then I laughed again' LENA DUNHAM 'Smart and funny ... reminds me of the best of Nora Ephron' GUARDIAN Writer, actor, and director Desiree Akhavan...
The Sexual Life of Catherine M.
Written in spare, elegant prose, The Sexual Life of Catherine M. is the autobiography of a well-known Parisian art critic who likes to spend nights in the singles clubs of...
Heretic: A Memoir
A memoir of leaving the evangelical church and the search for radical new ways to build community. Jeanna Kadlec knew what it meant to be faithful--in her marriage to a...
The Odyssey
Homer's great epic describes the many adventures of Odysseus, Greek warrior, as he strives over many years to return to his home island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. His...
Award Winning Australian Writing 2008
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Dear Eddie: God, Turtles and Letters About Mum
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South Pole
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Living with Saints
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The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2022: A Mystery Collection
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Words of War: The story of the Second World War revealed in eye-witness letters, speeches and diaries
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A Book Addict's Treasury
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The Best American Nonrequired Reading
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More Letters
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Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
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Scenes and Apparitions: The Roy Strong Diaries 1988-2003
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That Mighty Sculptor, Time
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Leaves from My Library: An English Anthology
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Cairn: 'A marvel of a book' Observer
'This marvel of a book is a profound meditation on the precariousness of the planet ... these pieces kept bringing tears to my eyes, catching me offguard ... it is...
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
'I ate and ate and ate in the hopes that if I made myself big, my body would be safe. I buried the girl I was because she ran into...
4am: Answers to the conundrums that keep you up at night . Advice from Ask Shameless
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Venice: Tales Of The City
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First Intermissions: Twenty-one Great Operas Explored, Explained and Brought to Life from the Met
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Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now
The woman warrior who is armed with wit and courage will be among the first to celebrate victory' says Maya Angelou, bestselling author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD...
Calm the F**k Down
The latest no-f**ks-given guide from New York Times bestselling author of the international sensation The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k , Get Your Sh*t Together , and You...
East Side Voices: Essays celebrating East and Southeast Asian identity
' A dazzling and joyous celebration ' i-D 'A wonderful book - so timely and much needed. I loved the collection and I hope everyone will read it' Elif Shafak...
The End of the Golden Gate: Writers on Loving and (Sometimes) Leaving San Francisco
Capturing an ever-changing San Francisco, 25 prolific writers tell their stories of living in one the most mesmerising cities in the world. The End of the Golden Gate is a...
Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now
The woman warrior who is armed with wit and courage will be among the first to celebrate victory' says Maya Angelou, bestselling author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD...
Calm the F**k Down
The latest no-f**ks-given guide from New York Times bestselling author of the international sensation The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k , Get Your Sh*t Together , and You...
Letters of Note: War
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Mabo: Life of an Island Man
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Rebellious Daughters
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Dead Girls
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Tissue
'wide-ranging, defiant and impassioned' - Fiona Wright, author of The World Was Whole What does it mean to terminate a pregnancy? In Tissue, Madison Griffiths turns her keen eye to...
Bibliophile: Diverse Spines
It's time to diversify your reading list. This richly illustrated and vastly inclusive collection uplifts the works of authors who are often underrepresented in the literary world. Using their keen...
Conversations with Goethe
A witty introduction to the mind of Goethe, a classic in a new translation for the first time in 150 years Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was the world's most celebrated...
The Nibelungenlied
A beautiful, skillfully crafted work of chivalric romance Written by an unknown author in the twelfth century, this powerful tale of murder and revenge reaches back to the earliest epochs...
Works On Paper: The Craft of Biography and Autobiography
Michael Holroyd opens with a startling attack on biography, which is answered by two essays on the ethics and values of non-fiction writing. The book then examines the work of...
The Illustrated Woody Allen Reader
This compilation gathers together excerpts from Woody Allen's best work. Included here are: original pieces; monologues which have never been transcribed, let alone published; dialogue that became film out-takes; magazine...