Never Say You Can't Survive: How to Get Through Hard Times by Making Up Stories
By: Charlie Jane Anders
4.22
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Things are scary right now. We’re all being swept along by a tidal wave of history, and it’s easy t…
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1. Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places
By: Ursula K. Le Guin
4.12
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
“I have decided that the trouble with print is, it never changes its mind,” writes Ursula Le Guin i… read more
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- memoir
- nonfiction
- writing
- essays
- audiobook
"A book holds words. Words hold things."-Ursula K. Le Guin, Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places
"You learn to say goodbye to places, to keep them in your heart and go on. Over the hills and a great way off."-Ursula K. Le Guin, Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places
"If one believes that words are acts, as I do, then one must hold writers responsible for what their words do."-Ursula K. Le Guin, Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places
"The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story."-Ursula K. Le Guin, Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places
2. Feedback (Newsflesh, #4)
By: Mira Grant
3.63
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
FEEDBACK is a full-length Newsflesh novel which overlaps the events of New York Timesbestseller Mir… read more
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3. Rise: A Newsflesh Collection
By: Mira Grant
4.38
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Collected here for the first time is every piece of short fiction from New York TimesBestseller Mir… read more
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4. 2,000 to 10,000: How to Write Faster, Write Better, and Write More of What You Love
By: Rachel Aaron
4.18
Format: 72 pages, Kindle Edition
"Have you ever wanted to double your daily word counts? Do you sometimes feel like you're crawling … read more
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- crafts
- nonfiction
- writing
- self help
"Editing is writing. If you like writing, you like editing."-Rachel Aaron, 2,000 to 10,000: How to Write Faster, Write Better, and Write More of What You Love
5. A History of Violence
By: John Wagner , Vince Locke
3.79
Format: 477 pages, Paperback
It's just another quiet day in small-town, USA, until a couple of wanted killers walk into Tom McKe… read more
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6. No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days
By: Chris Baty
3.40
Format: None pages,
You've always wanted to write, but . . . just haven't gotten around to it. No Plot? No Problem!is t… read more
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7. By Cunning and Craft: Sound Advice and Practical Wisdom for Fiction Writers
By: Peter Selgin
2.35
Format: 62 pages,
Whether readers are facing the blank pages of their first drafts or struggling to revise completed … read more
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8. Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew
By: Ursula K. Le Guin
4.00
Format: 274 pages, Paperback
Ursula K. Le Guin generously shares the accumulated wisdom of a lifetime's work. read more
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9. The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface
By: Donald Maass
4.29
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Engage Your Readers with Emotion While writers might disagree over showing versus telling or plott… read more
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- art
- nonfiction
- writing
- crafts
- self help
"Plot happens outside but story happens inside. Readers won't get the true story, though, unless you put it on the page--both the big meaning in small events, and the overlooked implications of large …"-Donald Maass, The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface
10. Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
By: Lisa Cron
3.77
Format: None pages, Paperback
This guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that … read more
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11. The Mimicking of Known Successes (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #1)
By: Malka Ann Older
3.64
Format: 169 pages, Hardcover
The Mimicking of Known Successes presents a cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance, set … read more
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- lgbt
- queer
12. Lake of Souls: The Collected Short Fiction
By: Ann Leckie
4.05
Format: 403 pages, Hardcover
Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winner Ann Leckie is a modern master of the SFF genre, for… read more
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- audiobook
13. Mammoths at the Gates (The Singing Hills Cycle, #4)
By: Nghi Vo
4.24
Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition
The Hugo and Crawford Award-Winning Series! The wandering Cleric Chih returns home to the Singin… read more
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- lgbt
- queer
- audiobook
14. The Terraformers
By: Annalee Newitz
3.37
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
Destry is a top network analyst with the Environmental Rescue Team, an ancient organization devoted… read more
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- lgbt
- queer
- audiobook
15. The Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture
By: Gail Carriger
4.46
Format: 210 pages, ebook
Tired of the hero’s journey? Frustrated that funny, romantic, and comforting stories aren’t taken … read more
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- crafts
- nonfiction
- writing
16. Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts
By: Matt Bell
4.46
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
They say writing is rewriting. So why does the second part get such short shrift? Refuse To Be Done… read more
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- self help
- nonfiction
- writing
- essays
- crafts
- audiobook
17. 1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round
By: Jami Attenberg
4.22
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by Jami Attenberg’s wildly popular literary movement #1000WordsofSummer, this writer’s gui… read more
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- self help
- nonfiction
- writing
- essays
- crafts
- audiobook
18. Gentle Writing Advice: How to Be a Writer Without Destroying Yourself
By: Chuck Wendig
4.29
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Finally--a book of writing advice that accounts for all of the messy, perverse, practical, and inex… read more
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- audiobook
- nonfiction
- writing
- crafts
- self help
19. Write for Life: Creative Tools for Every Writer
By: Julia Cameron
3.96
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
A 6-Week Artist’s Way Program Julia Cameron has been teaching the world about creativity since h… read more
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- art
- self help
- memoir
- nonfiction
- writing
- crafts
- audiobook
20. And What Can We Offer You Tonight
By: Premee Mohamed
3.60
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
In a far future city, where you can fall to a government cull for a single mistake, And What Can We… read more
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21. Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping
By: Matthew Salesses
4.47
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A groundbreaking resource for fiction writers, teachers, and students, this manifesto and practica… read more
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- nonfiction
- writing
- essays
- crafts
- audiobook
"Workshops operate on the golden-rule policy: do for others as you want for yourself. Your fellow classmates will see from your comments what kind of feedback to give no matter how much of a push the …"-Matthew Salesses, Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping
"You should ask macro questions and point out macro opportunities. Which means, for example, you might state your understanding (or not) of the story, list observations that seem especially juicy, ask…"-Matthew Salesses, Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping
"When you are workshopped, it is important to remember that you will not connect with everything that is said. You shouldn’t! Don’t listen to everything; don’t take every suggestion—trust your instinc…"-Matthew Salesses, Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping
22. Lavash at First Sight
By: Taleen Voskuni
3.70
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Sparks fly between two women pitted against each other in this delectable new romantic comedy by Ta… read more
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23. Never Say You Can't Survive: How to Get Through Hard Times by Making Up Stories
By: Charlie Jane Anders
4.22
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Things are scary right now. We’re all being swept along by a tidal wave of history, and it’s easy t… read more
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- audiobook
- art
- self help
- memoir
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- essays
- writing
- crafts
- queer
24. Finna (LitenVerse, #1)
By: Nino Cipri
3.66
Format: 103 pages, Kindle Edition
MP3 CD Format Nino Cipri's Finna is a rambunctious, touching story that blends all the horrors the … read more
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"Getting lost for lack of a better option loses its appeal after a while."-Nino Cipri, Finna (LitenVerse, #1)
"We're here to tell you what to do if a worm-hole opens up on your shift!"-Nino Cipri, Finna (LitenVerse, #1)
"It was the most obnoxiously heterosexual thing Ava had seen since the last St. Patrick's Day parade."-Nino Cipri, Finna (LitenVerse, #1)
"My boss, Tricia, always said tat we were a family. I should have realised she meant that I would have to put up with constant bullshit."-Nino Cipri, Finna (LitenVerse, #1)
25. Navola
By: Paolo Bacigalupi
3.92
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times best-selling author of Wind-Up Girl and The Water Knife comes a sweeping li… read more
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26. Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space
By: Amanda Leduc
4.09
Format: 253 pages, Paperback
In fairy tales, happy endings are the norm—as long as you're beautiful and walk on two legs. After … read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
"...I am struck by how these pitiers unknowingly give voice to the deepest of truths: they cannot imagine this kind of life."-Amanda Leduc, Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space
" It's so good of you to love them. The Beast, Shrek, the Ugly Duckling and eventual swan. The woman in the wheel chair, the main who wears the mask. I could never do that. And if you do it, that mean…"-Amanda Leduc, Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space
"Most importantly, it's a message that assumes absolute and unrealistic able-bodiedness. No one with glasses. No crutches, no wheelchairs, no visible differences from girl to girl apart from the colou…"-Amanda Leduc, Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space
"If society is used to not seeing disabled people in stories, society becomes used to not seeing disabled people in real life. If society is used to not seeing disabled people in real life, society wi…"-Amanda Leduc, Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space
27. The Björkan Sagas
By: Harold R. Johnson
3.70
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Drawing upon his Cree and Scandinavian roots, Harold R. Johnson merges myth, fantasy, and history i… read more
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28. McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality
By: Ronald E. Purser
3.68
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
A lively and razor-sharp critique of mindfulness as it has been enthusiastically co-opted by corpor… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Individual happiness seems hollow unless all human beings are free of oppression, poverty, and violence — as well as free to speak and act in the public sphere. This doesn’t mean we have to be misera…"-Ronald E. Purser, McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality
29. The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story
By: Grant Faulkner
4.10
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
With increased compression, every word, every sentence matters more. A writer must learn how to for… read more
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- crafts
- nonfiction
- writing
30. Toward Eternity
By: Anton Hur
3.90
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
What does it mean to be human in a world where technology is quickly catching up to biology? In … read more
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- queer
- audiobook
31. Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans
By: Sammy Lisel
4.51
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Becoming who you are is a journey, and all journeys start somewhere. In a collection of stories … read more
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