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Watsonia: A Writing Life by Don Watson

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No other writer has journeyed further into the soul of Australia and returned to tell the tale... Watsonia collects the fruits of a writing life. It covers everything from Australian bush humour to America gone berserk; from Don Bradman to Oscar Wilde; from Animal Farmto the Australian parliament. Wher ...Show more

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Only Happiness Here: In Search of Elizabeth Von Arnim by Gabrielle Carey

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'When I discovered Elizabeth von Arnim, I found, for the first time, a writer who wrote about being happy.' Elizabeth von Arnim is one of the early 20th century's most famous - and forgotten -authors. Born in Sydney in the mid 1800s, she went on to write many internationally bestselling novels, marry a ...Show more

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Word for Today by Roly Sussex

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Did you know that the word salary comes from the Latin salfor 'salt', since part of the payment to Roman soldiers was in salt? That braces and suspenders used to refer to different items of clothing? Or that trolls have migrated from fairytales to online discussion forums? The English language is curren ...Show more

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Brief Notes on the Art and Manner of Arranging One's Books by Georges Perec

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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 vir ...Show more

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The Penguin Book of Oulipo - Queneau, Perec, Calvino and the Adventure of Form by Philip Terry (Editor)

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Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.

'Lovers of word games and literary puzzles will relish this indispensable anthology.' - The Guardian 'At times, you simply have to stand back in amazement.' - Daily Telegraph 'Philip Terry's collection is packed with fabulous, wide-ranging work that displays the full ingenuity, brio and originality of ...Show more

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Ex Libris: 100 Books for Everyone's Bookshelf by Michiko Kakutani

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From 'the most powerful book critic in the English-speaking world' (Vanity Fair) comes an inspiring and beautifully illustrated selection of the life-changing books that none of us should miss 'Why do we love books so much?' For legendary literary critic Michiko Kakutani, books have always been an esca ...Show more

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Pity the Reader - On Writing with Style by Kurt Vonnegut; Suzanne McConnell

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Kurt Vonnegut used to like to say, "Practicing an art form is a way to grow your soul." He would screw up his lips into a prune face after he said this because of how important he believed this idea to be. Pity the Reader is the very embodiment of that idea, a book about writing and life and why the two ...Show more

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The Book Collectors of Daraya by Delphine Minoui

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'There is no jail that can imprison the free word, nor is there a siege tight enough that can prevent the spread of information.' MAZEN DARWISH, Syrian human rights activist, in a speech given on April 23, 2016, following his release from jail in 2015. In 2012 the rebel suburb of Daraya in Damascus was ...Show more

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Who Will Believe My Verse?The Code in Shakespeare's Sonnets by James Leyland

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The small volume of 154 short poems entitled 'Shake-speares Sonnets' published in 1609 has mystified readers for centuries. Why are they so cryptic? Some scholars have felt that they are in some way autobiographical, while others have viewed them as abstract poetical exercises. Part of the problem is th ...Show more

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Bookends: Collected Intros and Outros by Michael Chabon

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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

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Cult Writers by Ian Haydn Smith; Kristelle Rodeia (Illustrator)

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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

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Dreyer's English by Benjamin Dreyer

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''An utterly delightful book to read, Dreyer''s Englishwill stand among the classics on how to use the English language properly.'' ELIZABETH STROUT ''A complete joy. For those who care about words - and for those who don''t - Dreyer''s English is the book we have all been waiting for. Wise, funny, no-n ...Show more

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Watsonia: A Writing Life by Don Watson

$49.99 AUD

Only Happiness Here: In Search of Elizabeth Von Arnim by Gabrielle Carey

$32.99 AUD

Word for Today by Roly Sussex

$24.99 AUD

Brief Notes on the Art and Manner of Arranging One's Books by Georges Perec

$9.99 AUD

The Penguin Book of Oulipo - Queneau, Perec, Calvino and the Adventure of Form by Philip Terry (Editor)

$22.99 AUD

Ex Libris: 100 Books for Everyone's Bookshelf by Michiko Kakutani

$34.99 AUD

Pity the Reader - On Writing with Style by Kurt Vonnegut; Suzanne McConnell

$34.99 AUD

The Book Collectors of Daraya by Delphine Minoui

$34.99 AUD

Who Will Believe My Verse?The Code in Shakespeare's Sonnets by James Leyland

$44.00 AUD

Bookends: Collected Intros and Outros by Michael Chabon

$27.99 AUD

Cult Writers by Ian Haydn Smith; Kristelle Rodeia (Illustrator)

$24.99 AUD

Dreyer's English by Benjamin Dreyer

$19.99 AUD

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