Bird by Bird: Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
$22.99 AUD
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling | Series: Canons Ser.
Bird by Bird is the bible of writing guides - a wry, honest, down-to-earth book that has never stopped selling since it was first published in the United States in the 1990s. Bestselling novelist and memoirist Anne Lamott distils what she's learned over years of trial and error. Beautifully written, wis ...Show more
Book Nerd by Holly Maguire
$19.99 AUD
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
With over 7 million Instagram posts tagged #booknerd, and millions more tagged with the likes of #bookworm and #bibliophile, it's clear: Book nerds rule And what better gift than this joyous celebration of their singular passion. It's sweet, it's affectionate, it's understanding and clever, filled w ...Show more
Bookends: Collected Intros and Outros by Michael Chabon
$7.00 AUD
$27.99 (74% off)
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
A brilliant, idiosyncratic collection of introductions and afterwords (plus some liner notes) by New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon-"one of contemporary literature's most gifted prose stylists" (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times). In Bookends, Pulitzer Prize winni ...Show more
Books That Saved My Life - Reading for Wisdom, Solace and Pleasure by Michael McGirr
$34.99 AUD
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
Here are forty texts to read at some stage in your life: forty texts that can enrich you in all manner of ways. Some are recent, like Harry Potter; some ancient, like Homer and Lao Tzu. There are memoirs (Nelson Mandela), poetry (Les Murray) and many of the world's great novels, from George Eliot's Midd ...Show more
Books that Made Us: The companion to the ABC TV series by Carl Reinecke
$34.99 AUD
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
A cultural history of Australia told through our fiction. Australia's novels lie at the heart of the country. Capturing everyday lives and exceptional dreams, they have held up a mirror to the nation, reflecting the good and the bad. In this companion book to the ABC TV series, Carl Reinecke looks at th ...Show more
Bowie's Books: The Hundred Literary Heroes Who Changed His Life by John O'Connell
$22.99 AUD
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
'What is your idea of perfect happiness?' 'Reading. ''What is the quality you most like in a man?'' The ability to return books.' Three years before he died, David Bowie made a list of the one hundred books that had transformed his life - a list that formed something akin to an autobiography. From Mada ...Show more
Brief Notes on the Art and Manner of Arranging One's Books (Penguin Great Ideas Series) by Georges Perec
$19.99 AUD
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling | Series: Penguin Great Ideas Ser.
'A problem of space first of all, then a problem of order' One of the most singular and extravagant imaginations of the twentieth century, the novelist and essayist Georges Perec was a true original who delighted in wordplay, puzzles, taxonomies and seeing the extraordinary in the everyday. In these vi ...Show more
Burn After Writing by Sharon Jones
$22.99 AUD
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
***THE ORIGINAL MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER***Write. Burn. Repeat. Now featuring a brand new pink cover.'This book has made me laugh and cry, filled me with joy, and inspired me.' -TikTok user camrynbanksInstagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok, VSCO, YouTube...the world has not only become one giant feed, but ...Show more
Burn After Writing (Illustrated) by Rhiannon Shove
$19.99 AUD
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
*THE MILLION-COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER* Write. Draw. Burn. Repeat. New Colour Edition for 12+ readers. This new illustrated edition of Burn After Writing is an interactive journal that invites you to face life's big questions- Who are you now? How did you get here? Where are you going? Some question ...Show more
Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Ambition and Betrayal (HB) by Laurence Leamer
$55.00 AUD
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
'A glittering insight into the high society world of Capote's swans. The ruthless betrayal of the muse by the artist leaves you breathless.' Anna Pasternak 'There are certain women,' Truman Capote wrote, 'who, though perhaps not born rich, are born to be rich.' These women captivated and enchanted Cap ...Show more
Cats (Letters of Note) by Shaun Usher
$14.99 AUD
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
An irresistible feline-themed selection of letters from the curator of the globally renowned Letters of Note website.
Cult Writers by Ian Haydn Smith; Kristelle Rodeia (Illustrator)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling | Series: Cult Figures Ser.
In Cult Writers Ian Haydn Smith introduces 50 novelists deserving of a cult status. The literary genres and subjects explored within these writers’ pages are rich and diverse – acting as mirrors of their genius minds: from Irvine Welsh’s gritty Edinburgh streets, to Ken Kesey’s drug-fuelled madness; fro ...Show more