The Author's Craft vs On stories, and other essays on literature — Which Should You Read First?

Both The Author's Craft and On stories, and other essays on literature are beloved by readers. Here is what RateYourReads readers say about both, plus similar books you might enjoy.

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• Death in the afternoon by Ernest Hemingway
• An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
• The Barrack-Room Ballads of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling
• Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings by Charles Dickens
• The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø