Wordcatcher is not a typical text on etymology. With a sharp, yet conversational, tone, Phil Cousineau whisks readers through a dissection of 250 words, each accompanied by an array of anecdotes, quotes, and “companion” words. He... Read More

"Concise Learning" is bound for many bookshelves for two key reasons: first, all libraries can receive a free digital copy of the book by emailing the author through his Web site (www.conciselearning.com); and second, Krasnic promotes a... Read More

When 140 character tweets count as communications, writing seems a doomed art. Not so fast, says long-time writer and writing coach Lynda McDaniel. Beyond Twitter and text messages, all those digital bits and bytes on web sites, blogs,... Read More

College can be a horrifically difficult testing ground for the beginning student making demands on time discipline and organizational abilities. Too often the result is a shallow paper chase where an undergraduate is happy to survive the... Read More

Chekhov never wrote a “how to” book on writing but Brunello and Lencek’s compilation does much to meet the need. The advisory excerpts that the editors have mined from his work and letters and assembled here present a powerfully... Read More

Writers eager to make an impact in the billion-dollar book industry will benefit from this latest installment of the publisher’s “How to” series. It’s a handy, plainspoken manual with a creative approach to the literature... Read More

What a treasure to have a second how-to book of this caliber enter the world for developing writers. This new handbook is like its predecessor in its most important characteristics. Following the format of co-author Kooser’s first... Read More

It is a paradox well worth repeating that no single author is ever quite master of his or her literary material: words outwit and outgrow their writers’ best intentions. (That’s why poetry is not journalism.) This humbling wisdom is... Read More