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Perfect for students of English Literature, Theatre Studies and American Studies at college and university, The Theatre of Tennessee Williams provides a lucid and stimulating analysis of Willams' dramatic work by one of America's leading scholars. With the centennial of his birth celebrated amid...

Memoir has the power to change not just a writer's life, but the world we all share. Too often dismissed as self-indulgent or merely therapeutic, memoir is in fact one of the most radical literary forms of our time—an act of truth-telling that dismantles cultural myths and creates new ways of seeing. In Truth Be Told, acclaimed memoirist and psychologist Kerry Cohen, author of the beloved bestseller Loose Girl, shows listeners how personal storytelling can subvert dominant narratives, generate empathy, and reveal the deeper truths that connect us all.

From the first Cuban American author to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, this exquisite memoir recounts the people and places that shaped a literary genius; reissued with a new foreword by Junot Díaz Oscar Hijuelos's bold and impactful novels exploring the immigrant experience established...

A brilliant examination of history and language that explains why AI, for all of its wonders, cannot truly speak. For all of history, the only creature on earth that could speak was man. Then suddenly, with the dawn of artificial intelligence, a machine could talk back. AI seems to do the very...

On 23 October 1983 a suicide attack on US marines killed 241 Americans. But President Ronald Reagan never hit back at the Iranian and Syrian conspirators. Now we know the reason why. Beirut 1983 tells for the first time why the West walked away from Lebanon and opened the way to decades of chaos...

なぜあの人の文章は 最後まで読んでしまうのか? 大事なのは「わかりやすさ」よりも 「言葉の持ち味」 【芸風とは〈問題意識+着眼点〉×文体のこと!】 ロジカル、結論ファースト、言語化力。コスパ主義の今、正解とされる文章はこうした型にのっとれば誰だって書ける。

ガンダ、草、フィジビリ、さわり、かめーかめー…… 日本語は、乱れているのか、進化しているのか？ 知っているようで知らない、日本語の奥深い世界へようこそ！ 「その言い方、正しいの？」「最近の若者言葉は乱れている？」「ビジネス用語って、結局どういう意味？」

From his fiction set in the world of Middle-earth to his influential scholarship on Beowulf and fairy stories, J. R. R. Tolkien is the father of fantasy literature. Tropes, character-types and his own personal history have inspired the fantasy genre for generations but the sheer size of his...

Bloomsbury presents The Book of Lost Languages: An Epic Quest to Decipher the Past, written and read by Daniel Harbour. A riveting, immersive, and puzzle-packed journey through the decoding of ancient languages, unlocking the hidden secrets of human history. In 1799, a lieutenant in the...

’Daisy Buchanan is the big sister of the writing world ... everything you need to know, from one of the most prolific writers working today‘ - Emma Gannon ‘Generous and deeply inspiring’ - Katherine May ’This book is like a calm and reassuring friend. A must-have for any writer' -...

Poet, writer, veteran and cricket devotee, Alan Ross’s brilliant editorship of the London Magazine kept alive a literary tradition. The life of Alan Ross throws light on the whole period in which he lived. Born in Calcutta and shaped by his experience of the Royal Navy in the Second World War...

A guide to great writing, by great writers – from Alan Hollinghurst to Mary Beard. What makes great writing? This masterclass in craft from the writers and editors at the Times Literary Supplement, one of Britain’s oldest literary magazines, offers an abundance of answers. An indispensable...

’Daisy Buchanan is the big sister of the writing world ... everything you need to know, from one of the most prolific writers working today‘ - Emma Gannon ‘Generous and deeply inspiring’ - Katherine May ’This book is like a calm and reassuring friend. A must-have for any writer' -...

Language, Gender, and Sexuality offers a panoramic and accessible introduction to the ways in which linguistic patterns are sensitive to social categories of gender and sexuality, as well as an overview of how speakers use language to create and display gender and sexuality. Revised to include...

Bestseller & Winner of the Popular Non-Fiction Irish Book Award. 'Thought-provoking, irreverent and often laugh-out-loud hilarious' Irish Independent. "Motherfoclóir" [focloir means 'dictionary' and is pronounced like a rather more vulgar English epithet] is a book based on the popular Twitter...

A practical craft guide for romance writers from KJ Charles, former editor and author of over 30 novels—including The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen—focused on writing, revising, polishing, and publishing emotionally satisfying romance novels. Think, Write, Edit, Romance is a smart...

The extraordinary inside story of the battle for control of Disney – a tale of power, out-of-control egos and corporate blood sport. THE TALE DISNEY NEVER WANTED TOLD Over fifteen years as CEO, Bob Iger transformed Disney into the world’s most powerful entertainment empire. Through a series...

Have you ever wondered what it takes to write a great movie script? Studied your favorite films to see what makes them so magical? Beyond the Hero: Relationship Driven Screenwriting and the Secret to Hollywood's Greatest Scripts is a how-to screenwriting guide built on the foundational idea that great movies—across all genres and styles—are driven by a core relationship between two central characters.

A brand-new edition of this classic guide on how to write with style—from the Economist's language columnist, Lane Greene. "A lovely book. I vigorously recommend it as an alternative to Strunk and White's The Elements of Style." —John McWhorter This new edition of Writing with Style offers...

A fascinating history of American profanity that traces how taboo language has shaped US politics, religion, and pop culture, and how it has evolved into an expression of power and rebellion. For four hundred years, Americans have been told to watch their language. For four hundred years, they...