The Writing School: A memoir by Miranda France
$38.00 NZD
Category: On Writing & Reading
'Both extremely funny and deeply sad, The Writing School examines how and why we tell our own stories. It's beautifully written and structured, compelling, wise and fabulously readable' Lissa Evans'The Writing School is an extraordinary book. It is funny, exhilarating, heart-breaking and passionate. Its ...Show more
The Secret Lives of Booksellers & Librarians by James Patterson
$40.00 NZD
Category: On Writing & Reading
Featuring original interviews with booksellers and librarians, James Patterson presents a new non-fiction title that highlights the magic of books. To be a bookseller or librarian . . . You have to play detective. Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker. A brilliant listener. A person who creates a kind of m ...Show more
Why Read by Will Self
$28.00 NZD
Category: On Writing & Reading
From the Booker-shortlisted author of Umbrella, a world-girdling collection of writings inspired by a life lived in and for literature.
How to Read Now by Elaine Castillo
$28.00 NZD
Category: On Writing & Reading
'I cannot say enough about How to Read Now... Check it out' Roxane Gay'A red-hot grenade... One of my favourite books of the year' Jia Tolentino'Energetically brilliant, warmly humane, incisively funny' Andrew Sean Greer'I gasped, shouted, and holler-laughed . . . Phenomenal' R.O. Kwon'A wake-up call. A ...Show more
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
$30.00 NZD
Category: On Writing & Reading | Reading Level: very good
Damien Cave: (New York Times bureau chief in Sydney & friend of Bookoccino) "Not many books about writing manage to be both as practical and entertaining as this one. Even if you've never read a Stephen King novel, the insights he shares will change how you read and write (and maybe how you live)." ...Show more
Always Take Notes: Advice from the world's greatest writers by Simon Akam
$45.00 NZD
Category: On Writing & Reading
Bestselling and award-winning authors share the secrets to their success, and the hard lessons they have learnt along the way. Where do the best ideas come from? How do you stay motivated? What does it take to become a published author? And how do you actually make money from your writing? For over five ...Show more
Dinner with Joseph Johnson - Books and Friendship in a Revolutionary Age by Daisy Hay
$37.00 NZD
Category: On Writing & Reading
*Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2022*'Hugely engrossing... An exciting blend of ideas and personalities' John Carey, Sunday Times'As immersive and engaging as a multi-plot Victorian novel' Times Literary Supplement'Impressive... An elegant account... Dinner with Joseph Johnson reminds us of th ...Show more
Novelist As a Vocation by Haruki Murakami; Philip Gabriel (Translator); Ted Goossen (Translator)
$35.00 NZD
Category: On Writing & Reading
A unique look at the craft of writing from a bestelling master of storytelling. In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on ...Show more
How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America
$35.00 NZD
Category: On Writing & Reading
From 70 of the most successful mystery writers in the business, an invaluable guide to crafting mysteries--from character development and plot to procedurals and thrillers--"this is a writing guide that readers and writers will turn to again and again" (Booklist, starred review). Mystery Writers of ...Show more
Writing with Style - The Economist Guide by Lane Greene
$25.00 NZD
Category: On Writing & Reading
A brand new take on how to write with style - from The Economist's language columnist, Lane Greene
Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World by Irene Vallejo
$30.00 NZD
Category: On Writing & Reading
Best Books of 2022 - Financial Times ... 'A literary phenomenon.' - Times Literary Supplement ... 'Imaginative, lively and contemporary...masterly.' - Economist ... 'Vallejo enlivens history with imagination and personal anecdote' - Observer ... 'A mindboggling history of the earliest books... the stor ...Show more
No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy - Memoirs of a Working-Class Reader by Mark Hodkinson
$28.00 NZD
Category: On Writing & Reading
This love letter to reading is a philosophical take on why we read and collect books, told through a working-class lens. Mark Hodkinson grew up among the terrace houses of Rochdale in a house with just one book. Today, Mark is an author, journalist and publisher. He still lives in Rochdale but is now s ...Show more