book reviews
If your interest in the Oulipo goes beyond simply trying out their techniques, and you wish to learn about the context in which it was conceived and the developments in went through, you will find this book very useful.
Read MoreWhy I can’t read Lolita, but am reading Nabokov’s short stories.
Read MoreI thought I would test ChatGPT’s mettle in a rather self-interested way. I write a lot of book reviews — a lot. I have three books I need to review for an education magazine by 21st January, plus two books I need to review for other websites soonish, and I have to write a review of an exhibition for a different education magazine by next week <gulp>.
Therefore I have two (competing) concerns.
Read MoreI often wonder if the most arduous part of the work of the people who write this sort of tripe is to ensure they don’t use the same words more than once for the same editor.
Read MoreTerry’s top tips for writing professional book reviews.
Read MoreWhat should you include in reviews of (nonfiction) books?
Read MoreIf your interest in the Oulipo goes beyond simply trying out their techniques, and you wish to learn about the context in which it was conceived and the developments in went through, you will find this book very useful.
Read More
The stories in Great Adventurers are designed to help the reader believe that they can do it too, backed up by much more substantial evidence than vague and vacuous pronouncements like "You're wonderful, you can do anything."
Read More
Click the cover to see the book on Amazon (Amazon associate link)
Can reading help you achieve mindfulness? And can mindfulness enhance your reading pleasure?
Read More
Click the cover to see the book on Amazon (Amazon associate link)
This book not only contains a huge sampling of both prose and poetry, but places them into an historical context.
Read More
Click the cover to go to the book on Amazon (affiliate link)
This is a very useful reference book for anyone who is serious about online journalism.
Read More
Click the pic to be taken to Amazon. Please note that this is an affiliate link.
With children as the target audience, this book is a fair-paced romp through the history of paintings from cave paintings to the present day. All that in less than 100 pages!
Read More
The Business of Being a Writer
What does this book cover, and is it suitable for writers not based in the USA?
Read More
Books, by Terry Freedman
I’ve added another kind of book review to my previous list of five.
Read More
Crossword, by Terry Freedman
Crossword puzzles are great for writers, as explained in this article, and these four books are worth reading.
Read More
So you think you've read some atrocious writing in your life? Well, you ain't seen nothing yet.
Read MoreThe long and short of book review lengths, or why I decided to start writing thumbnail sketch book reviews instead of full length ones.
Read MoreWriters' block is just one of many writerly ills. In this book, Roy Peter Clark offers over 200 practical tips.
Read More
