Fiction

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The Art of Waiting: Tove Jansson’s Moominvalley in November

The Art of Waiting: Tove Jansson’s Moominvalley in November

A masterpiece of children’s literature about grief, friendship, human difference, and the art of waiting.

On Bread and Fiction

On Bread and Fiction

Writing fiction is like making bread. You need to know when to knead it, and when to just let it rise.

Calvino’s Surprising Advice on Writing, Editing and Life

Calvino’s Surprising Advice on Writing, Editing and Life

How to stop getting weighed down.

Sixty-Four Chance Pieces

Sixty-Four Chance Pieces

Sixty-four stories, based on the hexagrams of the I Ching.

The Snorgh and the Sailor

The Snorgh and the Sailor

A story about friendship, soup and adventure

Lucy and the Rocket Dog

Lucy and the Rocket Dog

A story of a girl, her dog, and the here, there and everywhereness of space

Complete Write a Novel Course

Complete Write a Novel Course

A comprehensive guide to writing that first novel.

The Descent of the Lyre

The Descent of the Lyre

A tale of music, myth and sainthood, from the hills of Bulgaria