Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Languages and Literature

An accessible, versatile and highly visual approach to screenwriting that dramatically expands the range of narratives open to writers, both novice and experienced. Fun and easy to use, tis book looks at much-loved films from around the world to teach you the ins and outs of writing for the scree...

Bibliophile is the ultimate book for book lovers. Jane Mount brings literary people, places, and things to life through her signature and vibrant illustrations. Content includes the world's most beautiful bookstores; curated lists of books on different themes and characters; descriptions of autho...

Big Snake Little Snake is a cascade of true stories by DBC Pierre, recorded while on his way to make a short film with a parrot in Trinidad, which not only examines the nature of gambling, the love affair between gambler and game and the mindset of obsessive practitioners, but aims to shed light ...

An anthology of 100 poems celebrating Wellington, capturing the vivacity and diversity of the capital, this poetic portrait is a celebration of Wellington and the creative life it inspires.

Thomas Hardy notes the thrush's 'full-hearted evensong of joy illimited', Gilbert White observes how swallows sweep through the air but swifts 'dash round in circles' and Rachel Carson watches sanderlings at the ocean's edge, scurrying 'across the beach like little ghosts'. From early times, we h...

A Bite of the Apple is part-memoir, part history of Virago, and part thoughts on over forty years of feminist publishing. This is the story of how the authors and staff who, driven by passion, conviction and excitement, have made Virago Press one of the most important and influential English-lang...

I have been woman for a long time beware my smile I am treacherous with old magic Filled with rage and tenderness, Audre Lorde's most acclaimed poetry collection speaks of mothers and children, female strength and vulnerability, renewal and revenge, goddesses and warriors, ancient magic and conte...

"Investigates what blackface is, why it occurred, and what its legacies are in the 21st century"-- Provided by publisher.