Essays

Explore bold ideas, personal reflections, and powerful commentary in our Essays collection at Harry Hartog Bookseller. From literary criticism and cultural insights to memoir-style observations and political thought, these essay collections offer sharp, thought-provoking reading. Shop online or in-store for celebrated authors and emerging voices across every subject and style.

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Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast by Oscar Wilde - 9780241251805
$7.99
Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast
Oscar Wilde
46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever...
Calendar by Vanessa Berry - 9781763733114
$34.99
Calendar
Vanessa Berry
A collection of essays in the form of a daybook, written in real-time over a...
The White Album by Joan Didion - 9780008284688
$24.99
The White Album
Joan Didion
Joan Didion's hugely influential collection of essays which defines, for many, the America which rose...
Too Much of Life by Clarice Lispector - 9780241597583
$29.99
Too Much of Life
Clarice Lispector
This exhilarating collection of non-fiction sees one of the greatest twentieth-century writers meditating on the...
What's the Big Idea? by Various Authors - 9781763662124
$34.99
What's the Big Idea?
Various Authors
Leading thinkers from Australia and around the world outline how we can make change for...
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit - 9781803512341
$14.99
Men Explain Things to Me
Rebecca Solnit
Published as a standalone on International Woman's Day, the essay that became a touchstone of...
The Good Fight by Sean Kelly - 9781760645021
$29.99
The Good Fight
Sean Kelly
The 100th issue of Australia's leading agenda-setting journal of politics, culture and debate In Quarterly...
Not Quite White in the Head
$39.99
Not Quite White in the Head
Melissa Lucashenko
Miles Franklin-award winner Melissa Lucashenko's searing essays and journalism published together for the first time....
Dead and Alive
$36.99
Dead and Alive
Zadie Smith
An illuminating new essay collection from one of the most distinctive, exciting and acclaimed writers...
Attention by Anne Enright - 9781787335783
$36.99
Attention
Anne Enright
A timely, moving, and piercingly intelligent essay collection from one of our finest contemporary writers...
Light and Thread
$29.99
Light and Thread
Han Kang
What is love? It is the gold thread connecting between our hearts. In this light-filled...
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The Ruin of Magic by Kate Holden - 9781760644918
$36.99
The Ruin of Magic
Kate Holden
A poetic, roaming work of creativity and intellect Is it possible to live wondrously by...
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich - 9781783787548
$24.99
Nickel and Dimed
Barbara Ehrenreich
Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich...
On the Wealth of Nations by PJ O'Rourke - 9781741148961
$24.95
On the Wealth of Nations
PJ O'Rourke
'The Wealth of Nations is, without doubt a 'book that changed the world.' But it...
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Occupation Journal by Jean Giono - 9781939810564
$35.00
Occupation Journal
Jean Giono
A captivating literary and historical record, Jean Giono's Occupation Journal offers a glimpse into life...
Let Me Tell You What I Mean by Joan Didion - 9780008451783
$19.99
Let Me Tell You What I Mean
Joan Didion
Twelve early pieces never before collected that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and...
Second Hand
These Precious Days by Ann Patchett - 9781526640949
$22.99
These Precious Days
Ann Patchett
An irresistible collection of essays and memoir from the internationally bestselling, Women's Prize-winning author of...
Politics and the English Language by George Orwell - 9781851246021
$19.99
Politics and the English Language
George Orwell
George Orwell's essay examines the power of language to shape political ideas. It is about...
Consider The Lobster by David Foster Wallace - 9780349119526
$24.99
Consider The Lobster
David Foster Wallace
Now in B Format. A brilliant and hilarious new collection of essays from the award-winning...
Blind Spot by Michael Wesley - 9781760645793
$29.99
Blind Spot
Michael Wesley
Australia has forgotten what keeps it safe. So argues Michael Wesley in this sharp and...
The Ways of Paradise by Peter Cornell - 9781804271063
$24.99
The Ways of Paradise
Peter Cornell
In his foreword to The Ways of Paradise, Peter Cornell presents this so-called found manuscript,...
Literature and Evil by Georges Bataille - 9780141195575
$26.99
Literature and Evil
Georges Bataille
An extraordinary collection of essays arguing for literature's complicity with evil, new to Penguin Modern...
Wildwood by Roger Deakin - 9780141010014
$24.99
Wildwood
Roger Deakin
A powerful and yet intimate celebration of trees and all they mean to us Wildwood...
The Long Lede Anthology by Judith Neilson Institute - 9780143779353
$29.99
The Long Lede Anthology
Judith Neilson Institute
Passion pieces from the next generation of Australian long-form journalists. Arlie Alizzi lifts the lid...
Second Hand
Things My Son Needs to Know About The World by Fredrik Backman - 9780241534779
$29.99
Things My Son Needs to Know About The World
Fredrik Backman
Things My Sons Needs To Know About The World is a moving collection of stories...
Modern Manners by The Gentlewoman - 9781838663568
$39.95
Modern Manners
The Gentlewoman
A timely selection of thought-provoking, witty essays and articles on manners from cult-favourite magazine: The...
The Brain-Dead Megaphone by George Saunders - 9781408894828
$22.99
The Brain-Dead Megaphone
George Saunders
In this, his first collection of essays, Saunders trains his eye on the real world...
Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks - 9781035068371
$24.99
Musicophilia
Oliver Sacks
With his trademark compassion and erudition, Dr Oliver Sacks examines the power of music through...