Author:Nora Ephron,Candice Carty-Williams
A NEW, REVISED EDITION OF THE ULTIMATE NORA EPHRON COLLECTION, PACKED WITH WIT, WISDOM AND COMFORT, WITH AN INTRODUCTION FROM CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS
'The perfect introduction to the iconic writer' STYLIST
INCLUDING:
* Nora's much-loved essays on everything from friendship to feminism to journalism
* Extracts from her bestselling novel Heartburn
* Scenes from her hilarious screenplay for When Harry Met Sally
* Unparalleled advice about friends, lovers, divorces, desserts and black turtleneck sweaters
'It's got a little bit of everything, from witty essays on feminism, beauty, and ageing to profiles of empowering female figures' ELLE
*PRAISE FOR NORA EPHRON*
'So bold and so vulnerable at the same time. I don't know how she did it'PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE
'Nora's exacting, precise, didactic, tried-and-tested, sophisticated-woman-wearing-all-black wisdom is a comfort and a relief' DOLLY ALDERTON
'Nora Ephron is the funniest, cleverest, wisest friend you could have' NIGELLA LAWSON
'I am only the one of millions of women who will miss Nora's voice' LENA DUNHAM
Warm, wise . . . A never-before-seen insight into one of Britain's greatest songwriters
—— Woman's OwnThink you know everything there is to know about the Take That megastar? Think again . . . Gary is as refreshingly honest about his career 'failures' as he is about his successes, which reveals a different side to the showman many of his fans know and love
—— Woman & HomeIncredibly entertaining...a trip through the things that have made him who he is.
—— Evening Standard, *Books to Look Out For 2022*Rummage through its pages - through the plastic and nylon, the tin and vinyl - and it's real gold, its shirts second-hand, of course, but its storytelling first class.
—— Sunday TimesBrilliant... Good Pop, Bad Pop is more than anyone dared hope for
—— iAbsolutely fabulous: at once very witty, self-depreciating and moving.
—— Evening StandardThoughtful and very funny... terrific
—— The GuardianEngaging and evocative. He [Cocker] paints a vividly drab picture of the north of England under Thatcherism. And his book is beautiful to look at, too, set out like pop art.
—— Daily ExpressLike a pop culture Proust... a testament to just how rich this junk is that Cocker can weave such a compelling take.
—— Record CollectorInsightful and delightful.
—— Hi-Fi ChoiceGood Pop, Bad Pop... pulses with the thrilling energy of adolescence and early adulthood... Cocker uses his objects to tell real stories about the past, leaving in the dirt and disappointment around the moments of excitement.
—— ProspectWith laugh-out-loud passages of comedy and stylish illustrations... [this] is the story of how he [Cocker] made himself into who he is, his acquisition of a personal style and outlook... Hopefully we will not have to hang around long before his next trip to the loft.
—— Financial TimesLike little madeleines, each relic is offered up to the reader in the intimate, confiding voice familiar from Cocker's lyrics.
—— Sunday Times, *Summer Reads of 2022*Good Pop, Bad Pop is a joy.
—— ChoiceGood Pop, Bad Pop shows how he mapped out Pulp's path to glory at jumble sales and sparsely attended 1980s gigs... A winning formula on the page.
—— Uncut, *Book of the Year*Extremely funny and almost over-stuffed with insights about the state of pop and the nature of creativity.
—— Daily Telegraph, *Books of the Year*An entertaining quasi-memoir based on decluttering his loft.
—— Financial Times, *Books of the Year*[A] nostalgic, playful, and beautifully designed book.
—— Daily Mail, *Christmas Gift Guide 2022*A composer who can write as eloquently as he sings. A rare bird, indeed!
—— Leah BorromeoWith our new-found love of wildlife, this book promises to lift the spirits of not just bird enthusiasts, but nature lovers, too.
—— People's FriendThe exuberance of folk-singer Sam Lee's The Nightingale is irresistible
—— Bird WatchingA master storyteller
—— Guardian praise for Sam Lee's Singing with NightingalesLove storytelling? You need this inspiring book. John Yorke dissects the structure of stories with a joyous enthusiasm allied to precise, encyclopaedic knowledge. Guaranteed to send you back to your writing desk with newfound excitement and drive
—— Chris Chibnall, creator and writer of Broadchurch and The Great Train RobberyInto The Woods is brilliant. One of the best books on script writing out there . . . I loved the book. Inspiring
—— Dominic Mitchell, creator and writer of In The FleshThere is no end of books that instruct us on how to write the perfect screenplay, but few that delve more deeply into the art of storytelling than this erudite volume
—— Financial TimesIts strength is Yorke's acute perception of the wellsprings of universal narrative structures relevant to all artistic activities
—— The TimesTerrific . . . It's a great read, wise and cogent, and a must for all screenwriters
—— David Eldridge, writer of Festen and In BasildonIt's a great read. It makes me smile and say 'Yes!' aloud. Only this and PG Wodehouse do that
—— Lucy Gannon, writer/creator of Soldier Soldier, Peak Practice, Frankie, The Best Of MenNot How 2 Write them but how stories work. John Yorke's Into the Woods: A 5 Act Journey into Story is brilliant, illuminates & explains
—— Susan Hill, Author, The Woman In Black, I’m The King Of The CastleI'm only 70 pages into John Yorke's Into the Woods but it's already helped me crack two stories
—— Andy Diggle, former editor of 2000AD, comic book writer for Marvel, DCHighly recommended reading
—— Huffington PostYorke is aware that the world is not suffering for lack of prescriptive screenwriting manuals. Instead, with Into the Woods, he takes a scalpel to narrative structure - dissecting protagonist, antagonist, inciting incident, crisis and so on - before asking how and why this underlying shape still holds audiences spellbound like a fairytale witch. "A story is like a magnet dragged through randomness," Yorke writes, but while he elegantly untangles the deepest roots of storytelling, he also honours the human need for truth and sense with some more superficial questions: why do series tend to "jump the shark" round about season three, for example, or why is clunky exposition - particularly in medical dramas - so appallingly comical? Sit comfortably, then begin
—— GuardianI absolutely love this book. It's incredible and so well written. I keep trying to find fault but so far no joy - It's so good
—— Matt Charman, writer Bridge of Spies (dir Stephen Spielberg); Black Work (ITV)[John Yorke's] writing book is arguably possibly almost as good as mine, all right it's loads better shut up
—— David Quantick, Author of HOW TO WRITE EVERYTHINGProbably, in the hackneyed phrase, "the last book on screenwriting you'll ever need." He is very good at debunking the claims of some screenwriting gurus, all of whom are busy trying to sell you their own particular brand of snake oil. It's truly excellent
—— Tim Adler , Daily TelegraphOf all the books I've read about story construction and the art of fiction, this one is the most comprehensive and concise
—— John Collee, writer on 'Master And Commander', 'Happy Feet', 'Creation', 'Walking With Dinosaurs'