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Kemsy
Kemsy wants to read: Hello!
Any recommendations for books targeted towards writers? I want to read some books that focus on language (punctuation, language use), reference books, or books like Le Guin's "Steering The Craft" ...more
May 19, 2026 01:28AM  · 
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About Kemsy


Books added: 508
Location: Ireland
About: Books is what I do.


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Spunk & Bite by Arthur Plotnik
Spunk & Bite: A Writer's Guide to Punchier, More Engaging Language & Style
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May 19, 2026 10:52AM  · 
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Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
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May 19, 2026 10:52AM  · 
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Writing Tools by Roy Peter Clark
Writing Tools: 55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
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May 19, 2026 10:53AM  · 
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Dreyer's English by Benjamin Dreyer
Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
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May 19, 2026 10:53AM  · 
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Sin and Syntax by Constance Hale
Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose
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May 19, 2026 10:53AM  · 
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The Sense of Style by Steven Pinker
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
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May 19, 2026 10:53AM  · 
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
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May 19, 2026 10:53AM  · 
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Garner's Modern English Usage by Bryan A. Garner
Garner's Modern English Usage
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May 19, 2026 10:54AM  · 
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The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
The Elements of Style
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The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Press
The Chicago Manual of Style
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May 19, 2026 10:54AM  · 
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The Fives' Oath by Mehdi Mejri
The Fives' Oath: Legacy of the Bloodborn (The Black Skull Saga #1)
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May 20, 2026 01:22AM  · 
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On Writing by Stephen King
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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May 20, 2026 11:42AM  · 
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Kemsy's Favorite Books

The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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The Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar Wilde
The Nightingale and the Rose
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The Complete Short Stories by Oscar Wilde
The Complete Short Stories
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Bleak House by Charles Dickens
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Η συντροφιά του δαχτυλιδιού by J.R.R. Tolkien
Η συντροφιά του δαχτυλιδιού
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The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
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Favorite Genres

Children's, Classics, Fantasy, Gay and Lesbian, Manga, and Young-adult