quick looks
In this post I preview two books which you may be interested in. One is a series of autobiograohical stories, beautifully written, while the other comprises six writers explaining why they did what they did in their short story included in the book.
Read More“The style is plain and simple, and all the more powerful for that, and I like the sense of foreboding.”
The style is plain and simple, and all the more powerful for that, and I like the sense of foreboding.
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Context is given regarding the manner in which the interviews were conducted, and there is a great deal of nuance regarding the concept of “bystanders” vs “perpetrators”.
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The structure of this book is very interesting.
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The style is plain and simple, and all the more powerful for that.
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This is just a very quick heads-up. I’m just about to send off four reviews to Teach Secondary magazine. I will post the reviews here once they’ve been published there (that’s the deal), but here are one-liners to whet your appetite.
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This article is an excerpt from a longer one that appeared on my Eclecticism newsletter.
Read MoreI’ve been sent the following books by publishers, and will review them in due course. Here is some information about them.
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Here are a few of the books I’ve been sent for review recently, covering AI, maps, time travel and language.
Read MoreI recently received this book, and I’m enjoying it very much. It looks at the (usually hidden) existence of maths in literary works.
Read MoreThis is packed with useful information. I’m especially looking forward to reading the the sections called How to Show Instead of Tell, and Using the Techniques of Fiction to Enhance Nonfiction.
Read MoreThis book arrived recently, and I’m very much enjoying reading it. It’s a kind of guided tour or survey of the types of fiction that have appeared in the last fifty years (mainly).
Read MoreBerkman has written an interesting and very academic examination of the links between maths and literature.
Read MoreI should think this book provides some interesting background to reading and viewing anything in the gothic genre.
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This is a book about strategy and meeting objectives rather than a how-to-write guide.
Read MoreThis book is free, today (2 October 2021) only.
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