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Reading the Seasons: Books Holding Life and Friendship Together by Germaine Leece, Sonya Tsakalakis
$32.99 AUD
Category: writing poetry literature
It's an old cliché that books 'transport you'; but as any avid reader will tell you, there's far more to them than that. Alongside comfort and retreat, books offer insight into ourselves and others; they tell us how the world is, was or might be; they are windows into other worlds, whose meanings resona ...Show more
To My Country by Ben Lawson; Bruce Whatley (Illustrator)
$29.99 AUD
Category: writing poetry literature
On January 10, Ben touched the hearts of Australians with the reading of his poem To My Country in response to the Australian bushfires. This gorgeous 4 colour book combines Ben's heartfelt words with stunning illustrations by Bruce Whatley.
The Hard Crowd: Essays 2000-2020 by Rachel Kushner
$32.99 AUD
Category: writing poetry literature
A wildly original first essay collection from the bestselling, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Mars Room In her twenties Rachel Kushner went to Mexico in pursuit of her first love - motorbikes - to compete in the notorious and deadly race, Cabo 1000. As fellow racers died on the roadside, bikes ...Show more
A Thousand Crimson Blooms by Eileen Chong
$24.99 AUD
Category: writing poetry literature
Eileen Chong's luminous poetry examines the histories - personal, familial and cultural - that form our identities and obsessions. A Thousand Crimson Blooms is a deepening of her commitment to a poetics of sensuous simplicity and complex emotions, even as she confronts the challenges of infertility or f ...Show more
In a Time of Distance And Other Poems by Alexander McCall Smith; Iain McIntosh (Illustrator)
$29.99 AUD
Category: writing poetry literature
'In a Time of Distance', the poem from which the collection take its title, was written at the start of the global pandemic which struck at the start of 2020, here the author reminds us of what is important in life and to focus on love, friendship and family. And it is this approach to life that makes t ...Show more
Word for Today by Roly Sussex
$24.99 AUD
Category: writing poetry literature
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
Slowlier by Ella O'Keefe
$20.00 AUD
Category: writing poetry literature
Says O’Keefe about her collection: 'Held under an incorrect adverb, the slowness of this book is expressed as intransigent buffering and refusal of optimisation. The book is shaped by a stubborn commitment to inclusive imprecision which seeks companionship with error and with the grit and offcuts we col ...Show more
So, You Wanna Be an Author - How to Translate That Idea Inside Your Head into an Actual Published Book by Patricia Donald; Michelle Worthington (Consultant Editor)
$20.00 AUD
Category: writing poetry literature
How to translate that idea in your head into an actual published book This book is for newbies, those who are brand new to the writing and publishing world and know nothing, absolutely nothing. It provides insight, guidance, advice and direction. Overview: brief industry overview and bite size advice ...Show more
The Illustrated Compendium of Essential Modern Slang - Including Cray, Lit, Basic, and More by Tyler Vendetti; Rebecca Pry (Illustrator)
$35.00 AUD
Category: writing poetry literature | Series: Illustrated Compendium Ser.
The Illustrated Compendium of Essential Modern Slang is an illustrated dictionary of the zaniest jargon, including everything from ankle-biter to zazzy! Complete with definitions, roots, and absurd usage quotes, these 300+ words are sure to make you go, "What does that mean?" What do your grandmother, ...Show more
Home Body by Rupi Kaur
$24.99 AUD
Category: writing poetry literature
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of milk and honey and the sun and her flowers comes her greatly anticipated third collection of poetry. rupi kaur constantly embraces growth, and in home body, she walks readers through a reflective and intimate journey visiting the past, the present, and th ...Show more
Fire of Joy: Roughly 80 Poems to Get by Heart and Say Aloud by Clive James (Editor)
$34.99 AUD
Category: writing poetry literature
Essentially, this is Clive James' desert island poems: a selection of his favourite verse and a personal commentary on each.The Fire of Joy was the final book Clive James completed before his death in 2019. It takes its title from the French expression Feu de Joie, which refers to a military celebration ...Show more
The Scandal of the Century: And Other Writings by Gabriel García Marquez
$22.99 AUD
Category: writing poetry literature
I don't want to be remembered for One Hundred Years of Solitude or for the Nobel Prize but rather for my journalism," Gabriel Garcia Marquez said in the final years of his life. And while some of his journalistic writings have been made available over the years, this is the first volume to gather a repr ...Show more