A compelling mystery of family secrets...

The brilliant novel from the author of Pulitzer Prize-winning 'The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay'.

At last...the Number 1 bestselling writer offers a unique insight into his life and work as well as inspiring advice and instruction on writing.

Bestselling author and Orange Prize winner Ann Patchett's first work of non-fiction is a searing, emotionally wrenching account of her long friendship with the critically acclaimed, and recently deceased author, Lucy Grealy.

First published in 1978, this is a novel peopled with some of the most extraordinary characters.

Presents the author's memories of his life as an unknown writer living in Paris in the 1920s. Looking back at his younger self, and at the other writers who shared Paris with him - like James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, Ezra Pound and Gertrude Stein - this title recalls the time when, poor, happy and writing in cafes, he discovered his vocation.

Based on a lecture given at Girton College Cambridge.

From one of America's iconic writers, a portrait of a marriage and a life -- in good times and bad -- that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child. A stunning book of electric honesty and passion.

With insight, humour, and practicality, Natalie Goldberg inspires writers and would-be writers to take the leap into writing skilfully and creatively. She offers suggestions, encouragement, and solid advice on many aspects of the writer's craft: on writing from 'first thoughts', on listening, on using verbs, on overcoming doubts - even on choosing a restaurant in which to write. Goldberg sees ...

Every marriage has two hearts, one light and one dark. Lisey knew it when she fell for Scott. And now he's dead, she knows it for sure. Lisey was the light to Scott Landon's dark for 25 years. As his wife, only she saw the truth behind the public face of the famous author. He was a haunted man whose novels were based on a terrifying reality.

Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette arrived in Paris around 1900 as the provincial child bride of a notorious rake and brilliant literary impressario, Willy, who signed her novels, the Claudines , as his own. When this tumultuous marriage ended, Colette went off with a high-born woman lover and embarked on a flamboyant stage career. This is her story.

A collection of stories from some of the world's greatest writers about their own public humiliation.

An astounding novel about a girls coming-of-age inter-woven with a real life murder that rocked turn-of-the-century America. Winner of the 2004 Carnegie Medal.

After a car crash, writer Paul Sheldon is saved by his number one fan, Annie Wilkes. She brings him home, splints his mangled legs, and all he has to do in return is write a very special book, one all about her favourite character. Because if he doesn't, if he is bad, she will be cross - very cross.

Sam Pulsifer has come to the end of a very long and unusual journey. He spent ten years in prison for accidentally burning down poet Emily Dickinson's house - and unwittingly killing two people in the process. He emerged at age twenty-eight and set about creating a new life for himself. He went to college, found love and got married.

For more than half a century, the Paris Review magazine has spoken with most of the leading novelists, poets and playwrights, and the interviews themselves have come to be recognised as an essential record of the writing life. This book contains an original selection of sixteen of these most celebrated interviews.

* A fascinating exploration of the troubled life of one of America's greatest writers.

Cassandra Mortmain records the characters of her unconventional family and the transformation of all their lives when a handsome American landlord arrives. This comedy romance was the first novel of the author who became best known for A Hundred and One Dalmatians .