Poetic Effects
Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2000. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Offers a pragmatic account of the effects achieved by the poetic use of rhetorical tropes and schemes. More
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Poetry and Literature: An Introduction to its Criticism and History
Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1981. Richard Neal (book design). First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Translated with an Introduction by Giovanni Gullace Benedetto Croce KOCI, COSML (Italian: [beneˈdetto ˈkroːtʃe]; 25 February 1866 – 20 November 1952) was an Italian idealist philosopher, historian and politician, who wrote on numerous topics, including..... More
The Empire Writes Back: Theory and Practice in Post-Colonial Literatures
London: Routledge, 2002. Second Edition. Paperback. The experience of colonization and the challenges of a post-colonial world have produced an explosion of new writing in English. This diverse and powerful body of literature has established a specific practice of post-colonial writing in cultures as various as India, Australia, the West..... More
A Cup of Comfort for Writers: Inspirational Stories That Celebrate the Literary Life
Avon, MA: Adams Media, 2007. Paperback. As every writer knows, keeping the faith isn't always easy. On those days when you find yourself literally at a loss for words, you may long for a little writer's TLC. In A Cup of Comfort for Writers, you'll meet more than fifty writers..... More
Writer's Luck: A Memoir 1976-1991
London: Harvill Secker, 2018. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Signed and dated by author. Luck, good or bad, plays an important part in a writer’s career. In 1976 Lodge was pursuing a ‘twin-track career’ as novelist and academic but the balancing act was increasingly difficult, and he became..... More
The Conscience of Words
London: Andre Deutsch, 1986. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. Very rare edition. A collection of essays written by the Nobel laureate between the years 1962 and 1974. More
One Writer's Beginnings
New York: Warner Books, Inc., 1985. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Eudora Welty was born in 1909 in Jackson, Mississippi. In a "continuous thread of revelation" she sketches her autobiography and tells us how her family and her surroundings contributed to the shaping not only of her personality but of her..... More
One Writer's Beginnings
New York: Warner Books, 1985. Max Ginsburg (cover art). First Warner Books Edition. First Printing. Paperback. More
Beginner's Translation Handbook
Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, Ltd, 1973. Reprint. Softcover. More
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir
New York: Vintage International, 2009. Philip Gabriel (tr.). 24th Printing. Paperback. An intimate look at writing, running, and the incredible way they intersect, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is an illuminating glimpse into the solitary passions of one of our greatest artists. While training for..... More
Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing (The Wellek Library Lectures at the University of California. Irvine)
New York: Columbia University Press, 1993. Sarah Cornell (tr), Susan Sellers (tr). First Edition, Second Printing. Hardcover. In a magnetic, irresistible narrative, Cixous reflects on the writing process and explores three distinct areas for 'great' writing: The School of the Dead - the notion that something or someone must..... More
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process
New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2018. Seventh Printing. Trade Paperback. Draft No. 4 is a master class on the writer’s craft. In a series of playful, expertly wrought essays, John McPhee shares insights he has gathered over his career and has refined while teaching at Princeton University, where he..... More
The Seagull Reader: Essays
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2016. Third Edition. Paperback. The Seagull Reader: Essays brings together a mix of 56 essays--13 new to the Third Edition--by a variety of writers, from established authors (Dwight Eisenhower, David Brooks, and Barbara Ehrenreich) and rising voices (Atul Gawande and Ta-Nehisi Coates) to authors..... More
A Manual for Writers
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1996. Sixth Edition. Paperback. More
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1996. Sixth Edition. Paperback. More
Making Your Own Days: The Pleasures of Reading and Writing Poetry
New York: Atria Paperback, 2019. Reprint. Paperback. From one of the most esteemed American poets of the twenty-first century comes a celebration of poetry and an invitation for anyone to experience its beauty and wonder. Full of fresh and exciting insights, Making Your Own Days illuminates the somewhat mysterious subject..... More
The Art of Fact: A Historical Anthology of Literary Journalism
New York: Scribner, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Learn how to be the best journalist you can be with what "could be the world's most readable textbook" (Time Out New York). The Art of Fact is a historical treasury tracing literary journalism back to such pioneers as Defoe, Dickens, and Orwell..... More
Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style
New York: Seven Stories Press, 2020. First Edition. Trade Paperback. The art and craft of writing by one of the few grandmasters of American literature, a bonanza for writers and readers co-written by Kurt Vonnegut's former student. Here is an entirely new side of Kurt Vonnegut, Vonnegut as a...... More
Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen: Reflections on Sixty and Beyond
New York: Touchstone, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. In a lucid, brilliant work of nonfiction, Larry McMurtry has written a family portrait that also serves as a larger portrait of Texas itself, as it was and as it has become. Using an essay by the German literary critic Walter Benjamin..... More
The Elements of Grammar
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986. Paperback. The essential guide to refining and improving grammar – from the basics of sentence structure to the art of composing written works. A concise, comprehensive handbook of the basic rules of grammar and usage that presents invaluable tips on how to implement these..... More
Encounter: Essays
New York: Harper Perennial, 2011. Translated from the French by Linda Asher. Reprint. Paperback. “Cultivated, worldly, charming and spirited…Kundera’s values are sane and humane; his impulses generous; his taste, overall, unimpeachable.” - Phillip Lopate, San Francisco Chronicle Encounter is the latest addition to the acclaimed body of literary criticism..... More
Postcards from Penguin Modern Classics: One Hundred Writers in One Box
UK: Penguin Books, 2011. Cardboard box with 100 postcards inside. To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Penguin Modern Classics we are publishing an incredibly desirable and collectable postcard collection of 100 Modern Classics authors. Following the success of Postcards from Penguin this is a must-have box of beautifully..... More
Zen in the Art of Writing
London: Harper Voyager, 2015. Paperback. In this exuberant book, the incomparable Ray Bradbury shares the wisdom, experience, and excitement of a lifetime of writing. The first thing a writer should be is – excited Author of the iconic FAHRENHEIT 451, THE ILLUSTRATED MAN and THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES, Ray..... More
The Bride of Anguished English: A Bonus of Bloopers, Blunders, Botches, and Boo-Boos
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000. Jiom McLean. First Edition. Hardcover. More
The Copywriter's Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Writing Copy that Sells
New York: St Martin's Griffin, 2005. Third Edition. Paperback. The classic guide to copywriting, now in an entirely updated third edition This is a book for everyone who writes or approves copy: copywriters, account executives, creative directors, freelance writers, advertising managers . . . even entrepreneurs and brand managers..... More
