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Caitlin Press Going to Ground: Essays on Aging, Chronic Pain
Book SynopsisAt the age of five, Luanne Armstrong fell in love with the beauty of the land -- the late afternoon sun on a field of emerald-green grass, the clucking of hungry chickens as she spread seed for their meals. Her growing years were spent subsistence farming with her family, living closely with the animals of the farm and immersing herself in the surrounding wilderness. Now, at seventy-two, she continues to garden -- albeit a bit more slowly and on a much smaller scale -- and to observe the world around her, both human and animal. GOING TO GROUND is a deeply intimate and meditative collection of personal essays exploring the intersections of chronic pain, the myths and stories that make us human, and the unexpected magic of finding your rage and joy reflected back to you by nature. Through these brave and vulnerable vignettes brimming with a lifetime''s worth of wisdom and filled with astonishing prose, Luanne Armstrong gets deeply personal about what it means to recover from traumatic brain injuries, grow older when you have fallen in love with being needed, and slow down enough to listen to nature, even when the message isnt what you were expecting to hear. In this mix of self-reflection, nature-inspired philosophy, and social critique, Armstrong helps us make sense of the complicated relationships between aging parents and their adult children, the changes brought about by climate change and technology, and the slow, surprising process of getting older when you belong to the generation that lived by the motto, Never trust anyone over 30.
£15.29
Caitlin Press Instructions for a Flood: Reflections on Story,
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NeWest Press Good Morning Poems: A Start to the Day from
Book SynopsisCanadian literary legend George Bowering lays bare his process as reader and lover of poetry in this curated collection of poems to be read in the morning.In a series of deeply astute and conversational essays, two-time Governor General''s Award winner and inaugural Parlimentary Poet Laureate of Canada George Bowering travels through five hundred years, give or take, of English-language literature, adding historical, political, feminist, socio-economic, anecdotal, and literary context to each poem and poet. His selection of poems ranges from the best known to the barely known, each piece treated with depth and reverence, while demonstrating his razor-sharp wit and skill as writer, critic, and reader.Recalling the work of George Saunders and Sina Queyras, in their interactions with established literature, George''s insight in the poetic mind is invaluable, making this is must-read collection for anyone interested in reading or writing poetry.
£15.29
Classic Quotations Memorable Musings That Put
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Flame Tree Publishing Elemental Forces
Book SynopsisThe fifth volume in the ABC of Horror, a non-themed series of original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark Morris.
£16.00
Verso Books The US Antifascism Reader
Book SynopsisSince the birth of fascism in the 1920s, well before the global renaissance of "white nationalism," the United States has been home to its own distinct fascist movements, some of which decisively influenced the course of US history. Yet long before Antifa became a household word in the United States, they were met, time and again, by an equally deep antifascist current. Many on the left are unaware that the United States has a rich antifascist tradition, because it has rarely been discussed as such, nor has it been accessible in one place. This reader reconstructs the history of US antifascism the twenty-first century, showing how generations of writers, organisers, and fighters spoke to each other over time.Trade ReviewPraise for Haunted by Hitler:With insight and grace, Christopher Vials demonstrates compelling new ways of understanding a complicated tradition of the Left and U.S. culture. The steady flow of astute interpretations and commentary adds up to scholarship of enduring importance, a treasure trove for the specialist and general reader alike. -- Alan Wald, author of American Night: The Literary Left in the Era of the Cold WarPraise for: Un-American: W.E.B. Du Bois and the Century of World RevolutionUn-American is a bold and long overdue inquiry into 'the late Du Bois,' full of keen originality and brilliantly associative thinking. With his signature level of professional competence, Mullen defies easy categorizations to track the black radical scholar's diasporic identity through the optic of 'world revolution.' This investigation, vexed by the political horrors of imperialism, fascism, and Stalinism, yields unexpected and revealing parallels with the ideas of revolutionary thinkers such as Leon Trotsky and C. L. R. James. The result is a landmark study in the contours of affiliation, expanding the archive and breaking down polarized thought. This is a book to engage, chew over, and debate. -- Alan Wald, H. Chandler Davis Collegiate Professor of American Culture, University of MichiganPraise for: Un-American: W.E.B. Du Bois and the Century of World Revolution:In this expansively researched and expertly crafted biography of W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) on the global stage, Mullen revisits the often contradictory and dialectical actions, thoughts, hopes, and writings of the sociologist and civil rights activist through post-World War II toward the end of the Cold War.... Mullen has considerable depth and nuance for the work of revisiting his subject as an international figure.... Mullen succeeds in weaving a revisionist narrative that positions Du Bois as a world actor within the revolutionary movements of the 20th century. VERDICT For readers interested in historical biographies situated in international politics and Cold War history. * Library Journal *Praise for: Un-American: W.E.B. Du Bois and the Century of World Revolution:Bill Mullen's new book Un-American explores...Du Bois' thought more thoroughly than any previous work. While every commentator on Du Bois has acknowledged his politics, Mullen shows us how central revolutionary thought was to Du Bois' entire intellectual trajectory in the twentieth century.... This book will open an entirely new window on the radical politics that animated most of his life's work.... Mullen's intervention will surely be felt...for years to come and deserves to be read by everyone with an interest in Black politics and the history of American socialism. * International Socialist Review *Praise for: Un-American: W.E.B. Du Bois and the Century of World Revolution:This is the sort of thoughtful and challenging book that remains with you, that gets you nodding your head unconsciously in agreement, muttering disapprovals, racing to the bookshelf to look up something. It is an essential addition to the canon of W. E. B. Du Bois scholarship.... Mullen wonderfully braids Du Bois's intellectual journey to an eclectic group of revolutionaries likewise drawn-at various times and in different ways-to the project of communist internationalism.... And he explores Du Bois's engagements with liberation struggles in India and China, Japan's global emergence, the specter of Stalinism, and the global peace work engendered by a dynamic cadre of leftist black women, particularly Claudia Jones and Shirley Graham Du Bois. Mullen's treatment of Smedley, Strong, and Jones is particularly sharp and illuminating. * Journal of American History *Praise for: Popular Fronts: Chicago and African-American Cultural Politics 1935-1946:Mullen marries investigation and a well-executed idea of story in this well-researched piece of scholarship on black art, black literature and literary publications, and the cultural politics of Chicago's African American community. * Choice *Praise for: Popular Fronts: Chicago and African-American Cultural Politics 1935-1946:Mullen's mission is to refresh our cultural memories. He wants to remind us not only of African American cultural production in the 'Chicago Renaissance' that took place before and during World War II, but also that the U.S. Left--in the form of the Communist Party and the individuals and organizations of its Popular Front--played a significant role in the period. * American Historical Review *Praise for: Popular Fronts: Chicago and African-American Cultural Politics 1935-1946:All readers who are interested in the history of Chicago, African American culture, and leftist politics are sure to find some benefit from Mullen's richly detailed and boldly revisionist study. * Journal of Illinois History *Praise for Afro-Orientalism:In Afro-Orientalism, Bill Mullen produces an alternative history to the postcolonial present that is rich with theoretical interest and political promise. -- Amitava Kumar, author of Passport Photos and Bomba–London–New YorkPraise for W.E.B. Du Bois: Revolutionary Across the Color Line:W. E. B. Du Bois: Revolutionary Across the Color Line serves as a timely introduction to this impressive and somewhat imposing figure, while also reframing Du Bois's life and work beyond the boundaries of the American context. * Inside Higher Ed *Praise for W.E.B. Du Bois: Revolutionary Across the Color Line:In this new biography, Mullen interprets the seismic political developments of the Twentieth Century through the revolutionary life of W.E.B. Du Bois-focusing not just on his Civil Rights work, but also examining Du Bois's attitudes towards socialism, the USSR, China's Communist Revolution, and the relationship between capitalism, poverty and racism. * Critical Theory *Praise for W.E.B. Du Bois: Revolutionary Across the Color Line:With Du Bois's Marxist leanings in mind, Mullen's strategy is to reinterpret much of what is already known. As biography, the book is very well written, informative, and insightful. * Choice *Praise for W.E.B. Du Bois: Revolutionary Across the Color Line:While some scholars have tried to domesticate DuBois and confine his intellectual and political life within the boundaries of capitalist hegemony, DuBois was in fact a life-long revolutionary committed to socialism, Pan-Africanism and Black Liberation, a man who late in life - partly as a direct challenge to McCarthyism and the Cold War - joined the Communist Party, USA. Mullen's W.E.B. DuBois: Revolutionary Across The Color Line corrects the record, highlighting a side of DuBois many would like us to forget. It is a must read for anyone interested in the life and work of this pioneering Black revolutionary. * People's World *Praise for W.E.B. Du Bois: Revolutionary Across the Color Line:Examines the life of W. E. B. Du Bois and his relationship to key questions of the revolutionary left in the twentieth century, placing Du Bois within a framework of figures of the global left and demonstrating the centrality of radical internationalism to his life and thought. * Journal of Economic Literature *Praise for W.E.B. Du Bois: Revolutionary Across the Color Line:Mullen's illuminating biography is essential for understanding the political, personal, and intellectual challenges Du Bois faced in his lifetime search for a black revolutionary praxis. -- Mary Helen Washington, University of MarylandPraise for Haunted by Hitler:Vials's rehabilitation of the long-standing and abiding American antifascist tradition is a game-changer for those interested in the 'f word' (fascism) and for those who want to understand both liberal and left politics in the 'American Century. -- Doug Rossinow, author of Visions of Progress: The Left-Liberal Tradition in AmericaPraise for Haunted by Hitler:Vials's scholarship-its mix of secondary sources drawn from a wide array of contemporary and current scholars and archival and primary materials-produces a rich matrix that grounds the argument. This is a compelling read. -- Paula Rabinowitz, author of American Pulp: How Paperbacks Brought Modernism to Main StreetPraise for Haunted by Hitler:An involved study . . . Vials's exploration of Rod Serling's concern about right-wing extremism is worth the price of this volume and provides fascinating reflections about The Twilight Zone. Recommended. * Choice *Praise for Haunted by Hitler:Vials has much to offer. His sources are many and varied, ranging from interviews with some of those engaged in antifascist efforts in the earliest days to material culled from the electronic databases of American newspapers and the recent work of other scholars. He has insightful commentary and a cogent argument for recognizing the value of antifascists movements of the past eight decades and understanding their relevance today. * Yearbook of German American Studies *Praise for Haunted by Hitler:The governing idea for the author is that properly evaluating these troublesome political trends is essential to the ability to counter them effectively. In service of this project, he offers readers three crucial tools: clear definition, astute historical grounding, and perhaps most absorbing, and indexical view of a fascinating repository of left-liberal, antifascist scholarly and cultural articulations. * Against the Current *Praise for Haunted by Hitler:[An] impressive study of the history and vitality of antifascism, . . . clear and eminently readable. * Journal of American History *Praise for Haunted by Hitler:Haunted by Hitler is rich and exciting to read and leaves no doubt that a history of anti-fascism in America exists. * Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft *Praise for Haunted by Hitler:Christopher Vials's impressively researched and politically important book is the first to argue that 'anti-fascism has . . . constituted a coherent body of cultural work in the United States'. * Science & Society *This is a crucial reader for our current political moment. It is a massive and rich archive, historicizing, theorizing, querying, and interrogating fascism in its many US varieties. This reader unearths and connects the anti-fascist responses in a plethora of sites-the Black Panthers and other anti-racist movements, LGBT pink triangle activists, and the Antifa. It will give you the knowledge to embolden yourself to resist and revolt. -- Zillah Eisenstein * Anti-Racist Feminist Activist, Ithaca College *This volume should be read by everyone who thinks they know what fascism is, and everyone who does not, for it provides a rich and indispensable set of materials to give depth and meaning to the word 'fascism', precisely when we need a comprehensive and varied archive to inform anti-fascist struggles. If you want to know what fascism has been and can be, read this book. We ignore it at our peril. -- David Palumbo-Liu, Stanford UniversitySerious about destroying fascism? Study the US Antifascism Reader. -- Mark Bray, author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist HandbookExceptionally well organized and presented. -- Midwest Book Review
£999.99
Unbound In Other Words
Book SynopsisA shift in the nature of light reveals an eighth colour in the visible spectrum. A boy befriends the last tree in the natural world. A single mother finds help at the darkest point of her life. A young man finds himself trapped in a university overrun by crows.These stories and more form In Other Words, an anthology as diverse as the writers themselves. Some cover trauma, societal issues and stigma; others offer fragments of hope and light. Some reach back in time while others transport us to another dimension altogether. There is heartbreak, wit, humour, poignancy and above all a mastery of the imagination.What these transcendent stories share is that they were created by autistic writers, people often dismissed as unimaginative or incapable of creativity – a myth that has persisted for generations. This collection hopes to shatter those stereotypes, those misconceptions and misunderstandings, and the perception that one must be neurotypical to be afforded a voice in the arts.
£12.39
Unbound The VOCAL+ Fiction Awards Anthology
Book SynopsisDiscover twenty-five remarkable new voices in these award-winning stories published by Unbound in collaboration with Creatd, the parent company of digital storytelling platform Vocal. Based in the US and open to content creators and podcasters of every kind, Vocal has over 700,000 users all over the world.The stories have been chosen from over 13,000 entries submitted to the Vocal+ Fiction Awards and are by writers from round the globe who have risen to the top on the Vocal platform. Winners have been selected by well-known writer, critic and former Times literary editor Erica Wagner.Compelling narrative, vivid language, tales of family, of hope, of terror, of the worlds that await us. These stories showcase the diversity, ingenuity and imagination of Vocal’s unique voices.
£10.44
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Best of World SF: Volume 3
Book SynopsisThe third annual instalment to the 'excellent, lovingly curated' (Financial Times) The Best of World SF series The Best of World SF series is a fixture on the global science fiction scene. If you want to find the most exciting SF authors writing today, look no further. In this third instalment, you’ll discover alien artists, rioting dinosaurs, shape-shifting rabbits, heartbreak-harvesting cafes and one robot on a quest for meaning. You will be transported to the stars and back down to Earth and sideways, with the order of the world turned upside down. Featuring authors from Austria, Bulgaria, China, Finland, Ghana, Greece, India, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, the Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Singapore and South Africa, this collection’s stories have been selected by award-winning writer, editor and World SF expert Lavie Tidhar. The most exciting science fiction on the planet comes from all corners of the globe. And it’s all in the Best of World SF series.Trade ReviewThis is exactly what a book of science fiction should be: confronting and examining a range of issues, in varied times and places, through a variety of technological and social lenses * Locus *Reviews for The Best of World SF series: 'We need this anthology, and we need editors like Tidhar' The Times 'An excellent, lovingly curated collection' Financial Times 'Just the start of a whole new game for speculative fiction authors around the world' LA Review of Books ‘An outstanding assortment of international sci-fi shorts… a bold and powerful argument for non-Anglophone SF’s potential to push the genre’s boundaries’ Publishers Weekly Starred Review
£23.75
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Best Crime Stories of the Year Volume 2
Book SynopsisInternational bestselling author Sara Paretsky selects the twenty best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Michael Connelly, Jo Nesbo, Joyce Carol Oates, Colson Whitehead, and more in this crime connoisseur's collection. Under the auspices of New York City's legendary mystery fiction specialty bookstore, The Mysterious Bookshop, and aided by Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler, international bestseller and MWA Grandmaster Sara Paretsky has selected the twenty most puzzling, most thrilling, and most mysterious short stories from the past year, collected now in one entertaining volume. The classic mystery tale will be familiar to aficionados and casual readers alike: it was invented by Edgar Allen Poe, popularised by Arthur Conan Doyle, and perfected by Agatha Christie. WIthin a few pages, a clue can be discovered, divulged, and its significance determined: all else is mere embellishment. Featuring stories by: Doug Allyn, Colin Barrett, Jerome Charyn, Michael Connelly, Susan Frith, Tom Larsen, Sean Marciniak, Stefon Mears, Keith Lee Morris, Gwen Mullins, Jo Nesbo, Joyce Carol Oates, Annie Reed, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Anna Scotti, Ginny Swart, Ellen Tremiti, Joseph S. Walker, Colson Whitehead, and Michael Wiley – plus a bonus vintage story from the annals of mystery fiction, written over a century in the past.Trade ReviewInclude[s] polished gems by big names Michael Connelly and Jo Nesbo, and plenty of smart one-act entertainments by American writers better known in their own country * The Oldie *Diverse voices, settings, and premises make this a treat for fans of literate and inventive mystery fiction * Publishers Weekly *PRAISE FOR BEST CRIME STORIES OF THE YEAR 2021: 'You may just keep going, story after story' Melbourne Observer. 'The 20 finest short stories released this year' * Get It Magazine *
£20.00
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Best Crime Stories of the Year Volume 3
Book SynopsisA thrilling tome of the best crime and mystery tales of the year, selected by bestselling author Amor Towles. Includes sensational short stories by Jeffery Deaver, Andrew Child and Brendan Du Bois. International bestseller Amor Towles, the critically acclaimed author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility, together with award-winning editor and founder of the Mysterious Bookshop, Otto Penzler, has selected the crème de la crème of the year's crime and mystery stories, and presented them here in one entertaining volume perfect for crime fiction lovers. The classic mystery tale will be familiar to aficionados and casual readers alike: it was invented by Edgar Allan Poe, popularised by Arthur Conan Doyle, and perfected by Agatha Christie. WIthin a few pages, a clue can be discovered, divulged, and its significance determined: all else is mere embellishment. Featuring stories by: Doug Allyn, Derrick Belanger, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Joslyn Chase, Andrew Child, Aaron Philip Clark, Jeffery Deaver, Brendan DuBois, Kerry Hammond, Victor Kreuiter, David Krugler, Tom Larsen, Avram Lavinsky, Jesse Lewis, Ashley Lister, Michael Mallory, Lou Manfredo, Sean McCluskey, Annie Reed, Anna Round, Joseph S. Walker, and a special bonus story: a vintage mystery tale from the fabled literary chronicler of the American Gilded Age, Edith Wharton.Trade ReviewPRAISE FOR BEST CRIME STORIES OF THE YEAR 2021: 'Diverse voices, settings, and premises make this a treat for fans of literate and inventive mystery fiction' Publishers Weekly. 'You may just keep going, story after story' Melbourne Observer. 'The 20 finest short stories released this year' * Get It Magazine *
£20.00
Little, Brown Book Group Brilliant Careers: The Virago Book of 20th
Book SynopsisA seminal fiction collection that stretches from Gertrude Stein to Grace Paley, from Edith Wharton to Angela Carter, from Mae West to Margaret Atwood, from Zora Neale Hurston to Joyce Carol Oates. Add to this another ninety-two brilliant writers a reader can relish the thought of careering between - and all collected together in the one anthology. An international celebration of extracts that chart our time: stories of poverty and wealth, work and play, tales of changing environments - both urban and rural, in peace and wartime. A book of Virago authors with every year of the twentieth century represented by groundbreaker after literary groundbreaker. Brilliant Careers gathers all the energies and circumstances of twentieth-century women writers into the one book, covering ten decades from the century closest to all our hearts, swinging from one end to the other of a hundred years of history and change via the very best of twentieth century fiction.Trade ReviewReadable and provocative * OBSERVER *The scope and variety on display here should satisfy any reader interested in great literature * SCOTSMAN *An immaculately and exhaustively researched overview of women's writing * FINANCIAL TIMES *"A writer for every year of the 20th Century': delving into its impressive list of Modern Classics, in Brilliant Careers the feminist publishing house Virago has come up with a new literary anthology of women's writing. From Miles Franklin, the represent * Vicky Lebeau, AMAZON.CO.UK REVIEW *
£9.99
University of Huddersfield I You He She it: Experiments in Viewpoint
Book SynopsisThe latest Grist Anthology is an innovative blend of some of the most exciting and freshest voices in prose and poetry today. It features five sections written from five distinct narrative viewpoints.Table of ContentsThe finest cuts; At last; Greyhound; Lego Sword; Nyctophilia; Coping Mechanism; Running Naked On The Motorway; Space Diving; What Is There To Say?; Happy Birthday, Pauly!; The Imperative Mood; Salvage; The consultant; Martins Sperm; The Fear Of Your Own Reflection; A Real Purple Patch; Lucky Dress; Stirring Of The Wind; Michael, 38; Cairo Salutes; She 2; A Greyhound Pass; No Regrets; For My Sins; Mating Week; The Bright Room; It; Concerning That Girl; Elephant; The Man Who Disappeared; The Iolaire; It; Tutorial.
£11.40
Auckland University Press Hiwa: Contemporary Maori Short Stories
Book SynopsisHiwa is a vibrant, essential collection of contemporary Māori short stories, featuring twenty-seven writers working in English or te reo Māori. The writers range from famous names and award winners – Patricia Grace, Witi Ihimaera, Whiti Hereaka, Becky Manawatu, Zeb Nicklin – to emerging voices like Shelley Burne-Field, Jack Remiel Cottrell, Anthony Lapwood and Colleen Maria Lenihan. A showcase of contemporary talent, Hiwa includes biographical introductions for each writer’s work, and explores the range of styles and subjects in the flourishing world of Māori fiction. Named for Hiwa-i-te-rangi, the ninth star of Matariki, signifying vigorous growth and dreams of the year ahead, this anthology reveals the flourishing world of Māori writing today, in Aotearoa and beyond.Trade Review‘It is fantastic to see this publication confidently emerge in supremely capable hands. The new anthology shows the continuing growth of the collective and diverse voices of Māori fiction. It enhances Te Tiriti narratives of participation, protection and partnership by treating our stories as enduring and visible taonga. It will be both a great resource and a great read. E kore e hekeheke, he kākano rangatira.’ (Robert Sullivan); ‘The reo Māori stories in Hiwa are a welcome addition to Māori language literature. We have some amazing translation work being completed, but there really is another whole wealth of narrative lying in work produced solely through the medium of te reo Māori. We desperately need original fiction in Māori for adults to read, and the four reo Māori stories in this anthology respond to that well. There are excellent contributions in Māori across a range of themes – coming of age, parenting philosophy, drama and action, and young urban Māori.’ (Vini Olsen-Reeder); ‘After reading Hiwa I felt elated, as if I had just been in conversation all night with some of the funniest, smartest and wisest people around. This anthology sparkles, delights and moves. It gives insight into the many faces of who we are as Māori, coming together as a very satisfying whole.’ (Briar Grace-Smith)Table of ContentsShelley Burne-Field Jack Remiel Cottrell David Geary Patricia Grace K. T. Harrison Aramiha Harwood Whiti Hereaka Emma Hislop Witi Ihimaera J. Wiremu Kane Earle Karini Anthony Lapwood Colleen Maria Lenihan Nic Low Tina Makereti Bec ky Manawatu Atakohu Middleton Kelly Ana Morey Paula Morris Pamela Morrow Airana Ngarewa Zeb Nicklin Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall Rawinia Parata Ngawiki-Aroha Rewita Alice Tawhai Nick Twemlow
£999.99
Ragged Bears Littlest Book of Ireland The littlest book
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£5.78
Spinifex Press Angels of Power
Book SynopsisFollowing Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, writers rework images of the body, resisting those wanting to create monsters and angels.Trade Review"Angels of Power" should head the reading list of any course in ethics and reproductive technology." --Karin Lines, "Editions"
£13.46
Otago University Press Gorse Blooms Pale: Dan Davin's Southland Stories
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£20.70
Otago University Press Nurse to the Imagination: Fifty years of the
Book SynopsisThis book illustrates the contribution made to New Zealand letters by our oldest and most prestigious literary fellowship. Edited and introduced by Professor Lawrence Jones, the anthology, by turns playful and serious, celebrates the Fellowship's golden jubilee. Beginning with novelist Ian Cross in 1959 and ending with the 2008 Burns Fellow, poet Sue Wootton, Nurse to the Imagination showcases the output of leading New Zealand literary figures such as James K. Baxter, Michael King and Janet Frame alongside newer voices, with pieces written at the time of the Fellow's tenure. There are lots of interesting trends here, of which the shift from male-dominated literature up to 1980 to the rich representation of women writers since then is just one.Table of ContentsThe Burns Fellowship: 'To encourage and promote'; The 1960s; The 1970s; The 1980s; The 1990s; The 2000s.
£17.05
Otago University Press Edwin's Egg: & Other Poetic Novellas
Book SynopsisDuring her time as New Zealand''s Poet Laureate, Cilla McQueen worked on a project that explored a space between prose and poetry. It was published in chapters on the Poet Laureate website, and retitled Edwin''s Egg & Other Poetic Novellas . This work is now published for the first time in hard-copy format, combining McQueen''s evocative text with wonderful images from the collection of the Alexander Turnbull Library.
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Anvil Press Publishers Inc Exact Fare Only II: Good, Bad and Ugly Trips on
Book SynopsisBack with more, 'Exact Fare Only 2' is the follow-up collection of the weird, the wild and the wonderful of commuter literature. Whether by land, sea or air, public transit around the world says more about the human condition than many want to admit. These real-life tales, reflections, poems, and rants are required reading for commuters everywhere. Join Teresa McWhirter as she gets propositioned on a cross-country Greyhound, Matthew Firth accidentally witnessing a midnight exchange ofessential services, Scott Gunning encountering compassion on a third-class bus in southern India, Catherine McNeil who misses her ride and discovers the cost of a stranger's kindness, and follow ten years of Patricia Rutale's life as a TTC rider negotiating urban legends, prejudice, come-ons and bright-eyed awe. "In 'Exact Fare Only', tragicomedy sits alongside subtle, and not so subtle, social commentary and wry, mordant humour as the writers navigate and negotiate the myriad unwritten rulesand unspoken protocols of public transit, seeking that most elusive destination: their stop." - Book in Canada
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Anvil Press Publishers Inc Brave New Play Rites: Highlights plays from UBC's
Book Synopsis'Brave New Play Rites' presents twenty years of original and startling theatre from Canadas best young writers. The book is a collection of short one-act plays written by students in the Creative Writing Program at UBC and produced at the annual festival, Brave New Play Rites, for public performances. Many successful writers have had their plays produced in the festival, including Lynn Coady, Steven Galloway, Dennis Bolen, Kevin Chong, and Aaron Bushkowsky. The release of 'Brave New Play Rites' coincides with the 20th anniversary year of the festival, and the familiar names in this collection will be of interest both critically, and to readers who already follow the careers of these writers.
£17.99
NeWest Press Arbutus/Madrone Files: Reading the Pacific
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£22.94
NeWest Press American Critic in Canada: The Literary Memoirs
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Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd Queering the Way: The Loud & Queer Anthology
Book SynopsisEdmonton''s Loud & Queer Cabaret has been blazing trails and shining a light on Queer arts and culture for twenty years. The showcase has debuted more than three hundred pieces of stunning performance and art from both established and emerging talent alike. From the Loud & Queer Cabaret archives, here are some of the most memorable pieces, from monologues to cabarets to one-act plays. Diversity of the LGBTQ experience is at the heart of this powerful collection. Voices ring out with stories and perspectives that will make you laugh, cry, and glow with Pride. This heartfelt anthology is a testament to great courage, a celebration of art, and the power of authenticity. Contributions from: Trevor Anderson Marc Colbourne Beau Coleman T.L. Cowan Nathan Cuckow Ruth DyckFehderau Peter Field R.W. Gray Nick Green Kristy Harcourt Susan Holbrook Susan Jeremy Laurie MacFayden Chandra Mayor Darrin M. McCloskey Berend McKenzie Gerald Osborn Rosemary Rowe Norm Sacuta Trevor Schmidt christina starr Michaela Washburn
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Anvil Press Publishers Inc Making Waves: Reading BC and Pacific Northwest
Book SynopsisDistinguished in part by its attention to language of place, natural science, local flora and fauna, land and seascapes, and receptivity to aboriginal forebears, much of the literature from British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest region of the US is increasingly informed by cross-border and multicultural perspectives. Within the context of the region's still relatively young written hsitory, these vivid signifiers may be regarded as effectively constituting a previously undefined literacy of place. The nature of the material is diverse and the aim has been to compile a kind of nurse-log compendium-an anthology rich in critical thinking, archival memory, creation myths, and homage to celebrated elders of the region's literary tribe. From this trail-clearing work, further explorations can begin. "The book is a welcome addition to a burgeoning field and an instigation to further critical inquiry into multiple literary traditions of the Northwest." - Prairie Fire
£14.39
Cornish Hillside Publications Busy Earth: A Reader in Global Cornish Literature
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£14.99
Zondervan The Little Book of Revenge
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£4.74
Comma Press Lifting the Piano with One Hand
£10.16
Sweetmeats Press Wanderlust: Five Erotic Tales of Women on the
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£5.39
Comma Press The BBC National Short Story Award 2022
Book SynopsisThe BBC NSSA is one of the most prestigious prizes for a single short story, with the winning author receiving GBP15,000, and four further shortlisted authors GBP600 each.
£10.97
Redcliffe Press Ltd Bridport Prize Anthology 2022: Extracts from the
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£12.82
Sydney University Press ARNA 2012
Book SynopsisA new edition of ARNA -- a unique and progressive journal that showcases the voices of Sydney University's Arts students, and promotes a diversity of style and form across multiple creative and literary mediums. Foreword written by Mungo MacCallum, and featuring a poem by Les Murray.Table of ContentsForeword by Mungo MacCallum; It may just come true by David Schuman; Poetisin' by Michael Richardson; Discipline by Xiaoran Shi; Backgarden, three o'clock by Finn Gabriel Keogh; Manfred variations by Jonathan Dunk; Down on Halifax by Nicholas Fahy; I looked on my right hand and beheld by Rafi Alam; When you come 'round by Danielle Chiaverini; The Werther Effect by James Watson; Sketch of saxophone solo by Joel Mak; A hard day's knight by Dashiell Moore; April's blue by Mira Schlosberg; Sandstones like sepia by Marija Elektra Rodriguez; In extremis by Audrey Menezes; Untitled (2012) by Eleanor Gibson; Benares (2012) by Nik Thorup; Submerge (2012) by Amelia Goldie; The power of one (2010) by Amelia Goldie; Untitled (2010) by Amelia Goldie; The casualties (2012) by Kathryn Beaton; Les irreguliers (2012) by Ania Gareeva; Arctic exploration 1-4-90 (2008) by Joseph Turrin; Difficulties (2012) by Andrew Kim; Disembodied (2012) by Shaung Wu; The Chinaman's garden by William Kilner; Scribbles for a mandate by Andrej Trbojevic; Dolls by Brendan O'Shea; In the kitchen by Carolina Skibinski; Edit by Carolina Skibinski; A portrait of Ena Markovic by Carolina Skibinski; Ants by Adam Chalmers; Villain by Ashley Hutchison; Untitled by Lucy Goldstein; For the first time my house has music in it by Dashiell Moore; Avion by Dover Dubosarsky; Amble by Giacomo Bianchino; Quay by Kate Farrell; Wooden duck by Mariana Podesta-Diverio; When two percent were students by Les Murray; Afterword by Alex McKinnon and Eleanor Gordon-Smith.
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Sydney University Press ARNA 2013: The Journal of the University of
Book SynopsisA new edition of ARNA -- a unique and progressive journal that showcases the voices of Sydney University's Arts students and promotes a diversity of style and form across multiple creative and literary mediums.Table of ContentsForeword by Alberta McKenzie and Lane Sainty; Heartbreak hotel by Joel Mak; Meiosis - the unidentical daughter cell by Deeba Binai; A paean to youth and death in three parts by Charlie O'Grady; Letter to the apocalypse by Phoebe Chen; His winter jacket by Mariana Podesta-Diverio; Exposure by Oscar Monaghan; Alzheimer's by Angela Rose; Olive skin by Harriet McInerney; How to fix a watch by Harriet McInerney; Exit interviews for jobs they don't advertise by Peter Walsh; Any other day by Rebecca Georgiades; Rib by Hal Conyngham; Enduring by Maddie Houlbrook-Walk; The human festival Drew Rooke; Ellie by Micaela Brookman; Isa by Micaela Brookman; Untitled (36 tetrahedra) by Sara Morawetz; Lottery series by Sara Morawetz; Kazaridaru by Alexandra Banks; Takeshita-dori by Alexandra Banks; Man playing erhu by Shuhan Li; Unravel series by Kat Beaton; Sapa Hills by William Hade; Mengenang by Ezreena Yahya; A splash of rain by Theodora Yip; Shine a light by Katherine Johns; Landscape of farmers by Aletheia Casey and Enrico Gaoni; Pink girl on shore by Aletheia Casey and Enrico Gaoni; The overlapping lovers by Bec Eames; In weather like this by Joel Mak; Aturan main by Tamasin Young; Rules of the game Translation by Tamasin Young; The killer's postcard is missing by Zenobia Wilde; Cross.art by Dover Dubosarsky; Comic endings by Gabriella Edelstein; Peter and Laura by Troy Wong; Complaints department by Evelyn Araluen Corr; A time by Angela Collins; Partings by Julia Clark; Fossils of the stars by Brendan O'Shea; Korean food, room for rent by Blythe S Worthy; The runner by D L Keenan; The party by Andrew Lee.
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Monash University Publishing Verge 2011: The Unknowable
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Monash University Publishing Telling Stories: Australian Literary Cultures,
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Monash University Publishing Verge 2012: Inverse
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Monash University Publishing Verge 2014: Everything and Nothing
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Monash University Publishing Verge 2021: Home
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Monash University Publishing Reason & Lovelessness: Essays, Reviews and
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Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Yip Sang: and the First Chinese Canadians
Book SynopsisDuring the second half of the 19th century, thousands of Chinese men arrived on the west coast of North America, seeking to escape poverty and make their fortunes in the goldfields or working on the railroads. Among them was 36-year-old Yip Sang, a native of Guangdong province in southeast China, who arrived in Vancouver in 1881 after failing to strike it rich in California. His luck was about to change. Through perseverance, hard work and an eye for opportunity, the enterprising Yip Sang amassed considerable wealth to pass on to his wives and 23 children when he died in 1927. As the unofficial mayor of Chinatown, Yip Sang was instrumental in helping new Chinese immigrants as they fought to overcome social, economic and political barriers. This fascinating history details the struggles and successes of Yip Sang and the first Chinese Canadians as they built new lives and left a lasting legacy for their families and community.
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Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Somebody's Child: Stories about Adoption
Book SynopsisUNIVERSAL STORIES OF LONGING AND BELONGING Our quest for origin and, by extension, identity is universal to the human experience. For the twenty-five contributors to Somebody''s Child, the topic of adoption is not--and perhaps never can be--a neutral issue. With unique courage, each of them discusses their experience of the adoption process. Some share stories of heartbreak; others have discovered joy; some have searched for closure. Somebody''s Child captures the many unforgettable faces and voices of adoption. The third book in a series of anthologies about the twenty-first-century family, Somebody''s Child follows Nobody''s Mother and Nobody''s Father, two essay collections from childless adults on parenthood, family and choices. Together, these three books challenge readers to reexamine traditional definitions of the concept of family.
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Otago University Press Landfall 231: Aotearoa New Zealand Arts & Letters
Book SynopsisFeatured Artists Peter Peryer, Saskia Leek, Ngataiharuru Taepa Writers Nick Ascroft, Shelley Arlidge, Mark Young, C K Stead, Jodie Dalgleish, Jessie Puru, Liz Breslin, Claire Orchard, Rachael Taylor, Brian Turner, John Adams, Judy OKane, Vaughan Rapatahana, L E Scott, Antony Millen, Carin Smeaton, Erik Kennedy, Leilani Tamu, Allison Li, Rata Gordon, Victoria Broome, Siobhan Harvey, Ruth Arnison, Sam Keenan, Jillian Sullivan, Johanna Emeney, Heather McQuillan, Doc Drumheller, Wes Lee, Koenraad Kuiper, Caoimhe McKeogh, Madeline Reid, Stephen Coates, Helen Vivienne Fletcher, Martha Morseth, Joanna Preston, Owen Marshall, Christina Stachurski, Tom Weston, Elizabeth Smither, Piet Nieuwland, Bob Orr, Janet Charman, Will Leadbeater, Vivienne Plumb, Immi Paterson-Harkness, Elizabeth Welsh, Robert McLean, Mary Macpherson, Bill Direen, Ron Riddell, Victor Rodger Reviews: Andrew Dean on The Back of His Head by Patrick Evans, Kirstine Moffat on The Chimes by Anna Smaill, Thom Conroy on Trifecta by Ian Wedde, Jack Ross on R.H.I. by Tim Corballis, David Herkt on The Fixer by John Daniell, Elizabeth Heritage on Credit in the Straight World by Brannavan Gnanalingam Max Oettli on John Fields Signature Series 1975
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Otago University Press Landfall 232 Spring 2016
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Anvil Press Publishers Inc Everything Rustles
Book SynopsisIn this debut collection of personal essays, Silcott looks at the tangle of midlife, the long look back, the shorter look forward, and the moments right now that shimmer and rustle around her: marriage, menopause, fear, desire, loss, and that guy on the bus, the woman on the street, wandering bears, marauding llamas, light and laundry rooms. This isnt a how to guide to middle age and its not a collection of memories either for one thing, the author cant remember that much foranother, shes more interested in the places where the raw bones of the personal intersect with the wider world. Where a moment or gesture suddenly feels emblematic or prophetic or final, and why is that? Why do some moments shimmer, while others fade into a quickly growing morass of "I cant remember?"
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Linden Publishing Co Inc The Sepoy Mutiny: 1857: An Annotated Checklist of
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Social Club Books Gan
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Fulcrum Inc.,US Strange Fruit, Volume I: Uncelebrated Narratives
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Laertes A Dictionary of Emotions in a Time of War: 20
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