Prose: non-fiction books

Russian formalists emerged from the Russian Revolution with ideas about the independence of literature. They enjoyed that independence until Stalin shut them down. This title includes four essays that represent key points in the...

Clay S. Jenkinson's love affair with North Dakota and the Great Plains is the central theme of his life. For the Love of North Dakota is a compilation of essays--many of which began as newspaper columns in the Bismarck Tribune...

Clay S. Jenkinson's love affair with North Dakota and the Great Plains is the central theme of his life. For the Love of North Dakota is a compilation of essays--many of which began as newspaper columns in the Bismarck Tribune...

Brion Gysin is a legend. As an artist, author, filmmaker, and long-term collaborator of William S Burroughs, Gysin helped to develop the so-called Beat aesthetic from the beginning. He is best known for his discovery of the cut-up...

The Past Is Not Dead is a collection of twenty-one literary and historical essays that will mark the 50th anniversary of the Southern Quarterly, one of the oldest scholarly journals (founded in 1962) dedicated to southern...

Whether you are returning to studying after a break, or need help adjusting your writing skills to meet the needs of your Education course, this practical guide helps you improve your literacy skills. It is useful for Foundation...

Four literary-political essays documenting the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster of March 2011, following the earthquake and tsunami of that date in Japan.

' A screamingly funny genre-defying feat ... sublime.' Maggie O'Farrell, Daily Telegraph

'A beautifully composed rave generation rhapsody ... dripping with eroticism.' Sunday Times

In this compilation of unabridged writings, the bestselling author of Bonfire of the Vanities delivers a no-holds-barred look at everything from how human beings now regard themselves to the sexual manners and mores of...

The new book of essays from Jonathan Franzen, author of Freedom.

Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 2011.

Growing up in the 1960s in a small rural community, Suzanne Covich is the dux of her primary-school classes. But it's what she learns at home that shapes the Ten Out of Ten Kid into the girl who won't cry, who plays dead, whose...

For decades, acclaimed author John Barth has strayed from his Monday-through-Thursday-morning routine of fiction-writing and dedicated Friday mornings to the muse of nonfiction. The result is Final Fridays, his third essay...

Suitable for those who profess a love for art and literature, this title provides insight on subjects as varied as ageing, golf, dinosaurs, make-up and the author's own fiction.