The Storyteller's Workbook

Smith, Zadie

A profound and unparalleled literary voice, Zadie Smith returns with a resounding collection of essaysIn this eagerly awaited new collection, Zadie Smith brings her unique skills as an essayist to bear on a range of subjects that have captured her attention in recent years.She takes an exhilaratingly close look at artists Toyin Ojih Odutola, Kara Walker and Celia Paul. She invi...

Sarah Harkness

From an impoverished childhood in the Scottish highlands to Victorian London, this is the inspiring story of two brothers - Daniel and Alexander Macmillan - who built a publishing empire - and brought Alice in Wonderland to the world. Their remarkable achievements are revealed in this entertaining, superbly researched biography.Daniel and Alexander arrived in London in the 1830...

Anna Beer

Anna Beer investigates the lives and achievements of eight women writers, uncovering a startling and unconventional history of literatureMargery Kempe. Aemilia Lanyer. Aphra Behn. Lady Mary. Jane Austen. Warned not to write - and certainly not to bite - these women put pen to paper anyway and wrote themselves into history. ‘Smart, funny and highly readable... a tour de force.' ...

Dai George

An entertaining guide to history's mostinfluential and inspiring poets - fromHomer and Sappho to Shakespeare andFrank O'Hara - and how they can teachus to better understand the worldaround us.This book paints vivid pictures of aglobal assortment of renowned poetsthroughout history. ...

Fintan O'toole

A provocative but serious reflection on Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, showinghow the finest plays of Shakespeare have been made unintelligible and irrelevantto a modern audience in an attempt to fit a world of conservative values.The works of Shakespeare have become staples of literature. They are everywhere,from our early schooling to the lecture rooms of academia, from cl...

Ruta Sepetys

The nonfiction debut by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ruta Sepetys is now in paperback! Perfect for fans of Burn After Writing and Bird by Bird.Life is a story in motion. Each day, you add to your story, revise it, and view it from a different angle. You erase things. Tear pages out. And sometimes, in hindsight, wish you could put them back. A day is a story. A year is a...

Young, Adrienne

Dos hermanos inseparables una muerte trágica secretos jamás contados.James y Johnny Golden habían sido inseparables. Desde que tiene memoria, James ha compartido una conexión casi sobrenatural con su hermano mellizo, Johnny, que iba más allá de la intuición: podía sentir lo que él estaba sintiendo. De modo que, cuando Johnny muere en un trágico accidente, James lo sabe incluso ...

Young, Adrienne

«Durante todo ese tiempo, ella se acordaba de mí. Solo estaba esperando a que yo me acordara de ella». En el pequeño pueblo de Jasper, en Carolina del Norte, June Farrow está esperando a que el destino la encuentre. Las mujeres de su familia son conocidas por su próspera granja de flores... y por la misteriosa maldición que asola a su linaje. El pueblo entero recuerda la locura...

Young, Adrienne

A 2018 Most Anticipated Young Adult book that is part Wonder Woman, part Vikings--and all heart.OND ELDR. BREATHE FIRE.Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient, rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: fight and survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield--her brother, fighting w...