All posts tagged "essays"
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1.5KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Novelist as a Vocation, by Haruki Murakami
NON-FICTION: In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author and famously reclusive writer 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 the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists, and musicians.
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1.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Talking About a Revolution, by Yassmin Abdel-Magied 
NON-FICTION: With her trademark optimism, sass, boldness and search for answers, across a collection of new and revisited essays, Yassmin Abdel-Magied explores resistance, transformation, and revolution.
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902Books & LiteratureBook Review: Burning Questions, by Margaret Atwood
NON-FICTION: An exhilarating collection of non-fiction from the bestselling, double Booker Prize-winning phenomenon that is Margaret Atwood.
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657Books & LiteratureBook Review: In the Margins, by Elena Ferrante
LITERATURE: Reflections on reading and writing from the author of My Brilliant Friend.
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1.3KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Conversations on Love, by Natasha Lunn
NON-FICTION: A celebration of love in all its strange and beautiful forms - now a top ten Sunday Times bestseller
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655Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Mother of All Questions, by Rebecca Solnit
This collection of feminist essays covers a wide range of topics including literature, the silencing of women’s voices, sexual assault and motherhood - which is The Mother of All Questions.
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866Books & LiteratureBook Review: A Universe of One’s Own, by Antonia Hayes
Three essays describing how growing up with two languages impacted the author and how her early love of reading focused on The Baby-Sitters Club series.
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3.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Note to Self, by Connor Franta
The second memoir by 24 year old 'social influencer' Connor Franta, who has made a name for himself on social media and YouTube.
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586Books & LiteratureBook Review: Treasure Palaces, edited by Maggie Fergusson
A treasury of guided tours from great literary writers of their favourite museums all around the world, including Tim Winton, Margaret Drabble and Roddy Doyle.
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1.6KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: It Gets Worse, by Shane Dawson
A collection of personal anecdotes from the frenetic mind of Shane Dawson, from hare-brained antics to deeply personal issues, but all with the same brand of humour.
