A working library is an exploration of—and advocate for—All books by harper
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On Writing Well
William Zinsser
I’m only just now reading this book, but it was a bit like discovering an old friend you didn’t know you had. Zinsser’s is the kind of casual, unassuming writing that sounds effortless, but isn’t. I tend not to read (or recommend) books on writing, as the best education you can have is just to read great books. But I’ll make this an exception.
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How to Write a Sentence
Stanley Fish
Fish argues that the building blocks of writing are sentences, and that if you want to write a good one, you first have to learn how to read it. An approach to close reading, but instead of attending to literary illusions, you listen to the rhythm, structure, and art of the sentences themselves.
