Sexuality runs as one theme through this collection, which made me realize how seldom creative nonfiction even mentions the topic of sex in passing, whereas fiction fairly reeks of it. Not that it’s a big deal here, just another thread, as in life, but arresting in its candor. Equally u...
Besides the best new fiction releases, we have put together the most interesting nonfiction books. Starting from history books, such as a biography of Winston Churchill (The Splendid and the Vile), to an insightful analysis of William Shakespeare’s works and their influence on today’s America...
but it touched me very deeply. Taylor’s book is nonfiction, and deals with a different brain injury; but the two are similar in that they describe a brain injury from the patient’s perspective, along with the recovery. I suffered a brain injury in ...
” as he describes the Zone. For someone regarded as being on the cutting edge of nonfiction prose possibilities, he plays it surprisingly safe with his choice of subjects.
He published The Time Machine in 1895; in 1901, he published his nonfiction Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress Upon Human Life and Thought. The world has a greater purpose than happiness; our lives are to serve God’s purpose, and that purpose aims not at ...
both fiction and nonfiction. This fictional work, set in the near future, was started over 20 years ago as a result of a dream, but was subsequently set aside over career demands, along with a companion nonfiction work. The two works have endured all these years, mostly unchanged, and are...
or just the kitchen sink principle— just throw in everything. It helps me to do non-fiction. (…) I love novels with all my heart. It’s what I’ve devoted my life to. But afterMinistry, I don’t know what fiction to write next. So these nonfiction books fill a gap. They are...
If your interested in writing a Steampunk adventure story, Fawcett and his expeditions offer great inspiration. One of the best nonfiction books and also a great, page turner read, about Fawcett and his expeditions is The Lost City of Z by David Grann. ...
I had the pleasure of hearing John Marsden speak at the 2019 Word for Word Nonfiction Festival at Geelong, where he spoke about his bookThe Art of Growing Up.As you can see from my report from the day,the book was controversial because Marsden — from his vantage point as a teacher and...