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24 titles for readers of Simple & Direct by Jacques Barzun, selected for shared themes: Writing Skills, Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, and Reference.

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A handpicked shelf of strong matches chosen for shared themes, literary overlap, and a broader spread of voices.

Secret Spaces of Childhood — Elizabeth Goodenough

Secret Spaces of Childhood

Elizabeth Goodenough

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

Dialogue — Lewis Turco

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

100 Prompts for Science Fiction Writers — Leslie J. Anderson

100 Prompts for Science Fiction Writers

Leslie J. Anderson

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

Penguin Writers’ Guides How to Write Better Letters — Cherry Chappell

Penguin Writers’ Guides How to Write Better Letters

Cherry Chappell

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

Fighting Words Writers Lambast Other Writers–from Aristotle to Anne Rice — James Charlton

Fighting Words Writers Lambast Other Writers–from Aristotle to Anne Rice

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing — Mayra Calvani

The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

The Sound on the Page Style and Voice in Writing — Ben Yagoda

The Sound on the Page Style and Voice in Writing

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

And Then? And Then? What Else? A Writer’s Life — Daniel Handler

And Then? And Then? What Else? A Writer’s Life

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

Writing Alone and with Others — Pat Schneider

Writing Alone and with Others

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

The Situation and the Story The Art of Personal Narrative — Vivian Gornick

The Situation and the Story The Art of Personal Narrative

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

Brief Handbook for Writers — James F. Howell

Brief Handbook for Writers

James F. Howell

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

Writing For Pleasure — Michael Rosen

Writing For Pleasure

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

The Writer’s Options Lessons in Style and Arrangement — Max Morenberg

The Writer’s Options Lessons in Style and Arrangement

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Publishing Children’s Books — Harold D. Underdown

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Publishing Children’s Books

Harold D. Underdown

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

Writing Short Stories A Routledge Writer’s Guide — Ailsa Cox

Writing Short Stories A Routledge Writer’s Guide

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

The Negative Trait Thesaurus A Writer’s Guide to Character Flaws — Angela Ackerman

The Negative Trait Thesaurus A Writer’s Guide to Character Flaws

Angela Ackerman

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

Rhetoric and Irony Western Literacy and Western Lies — C. Jan Swearingen

Rhetoric and Irony Western Literacy and Western Lies

C. Jan Swearingen

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

The Brief Penguin Handbook — Lester Faigley

The Brief Penguin Handbook

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

The Poet’s Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry — Kim Addonizio

The Poet’s Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

A Short Guide to Writing about Literature — Sylvan Barnet

A Short Guide to Writing about Literature

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

Junk English — Ken Smith

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

Rotten Rejections A Literary Companion — André Bernard

Rotten Rejections A Literary Companion

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

Books, Crooks, and Counselors How to Write Accurately about Criminal Law and Courtroom Procedure — Leslie Budewitz

Books, Crooks, and Counselors How to Write Accurately about Criminal Law and Courtroom Procedure

Leslie Budewitz

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

Writing about Literature Essay and Translation Skills for University Students of English and Foreign Literature — Judith Woolf

Writing about Literature Essay and Translation Skills for University Students of English and Foreign Literature

Themes: Writing Skills • Literary Criticism • Language Arts & Disciplines

A curated shelf of 24 read-alikes for Simple & Direct by Jacques Barzun — spanning Writing Skills, Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines and featuring authors such as Elizabeth Goodenough, Lewis Turco, Leslie J. Anderson, Cherry Chappell, and others.

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