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Weekly Picks (2026-02-26)

Academic writing for graduate students : essential tasks and skills
Author: John M. Swales & Christine B. Feak.
Subject: English language -- Rhetoric AND English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers
Publication Info: University of Michigan Press, c2012
ISBN: 9780472034758
Library Holding: 2/F C2 Language & Literature ; PE 1408 Swa 2012
If you're fed up with writing advice which turns out to be too general, use this book as a starting point for genre writing and researching John Swales and his model of rhetorical moves. You'll find surprises.
"They say, I say" : the moves that matter in academic writing
Author: Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein.
Subject: English language -- Rhetoric -- Handbooks, manuals, etc AND Persuasion (Rhetoric) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Publication Info: W.W. Norton & Company, 2018
ISBN: 9780393631678
Library Holding: 2/F C2 Language & Literature ; PE 1431 Gra 2018
They Say / I Say was introduced by my undergraduate professor and became my first practical guide to academic writing. It's very hands-on, and it offers clear sentence templates, effective vocabulary in engaging with other people's ideas and developing your own voice in response. Pick this book if you're new to academic writing in English.
Style : lessons in clarity and grace
Author: Williams, Joseph M.
Subject: English language -- Style AND English language -- Technical English
Publication Info: Pearson Longman, ©2007
ISBN: 9780321479358
Library Holding: 2/F C2 Language & Literature ; PE 1421 Wil 2007
If you’re particularly into writing beautiful sentences, this is a book worth picking up. It’s a little advanced, but incredibly helpful in showing how to achieve clarity and concision at the sentence level. I was especially inspired by the chapter on cohesion and coherence, which has quietly shaped my own writing and how I introduce these ideas to students in consultations.
The craft of research
Author: Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams.
Subject: Research -- Methodology AND Technical writing
Publication Info: The University of Chicago Press, 2008
ISBN: 9780226065663
Library Holding: 3/F A2 Science & Medicine ; Q 180.55 M4 Boo 2008
Professors as writers : a self-help guide to productive writing
Author: Boice, Robert
Subject: Authorship AND College teachers as authors
Publication Info: New Forums Press, c1990
ISBN: 091350713X
Library Holding: 2/F C2 Language & Literature ; PN 151 Boi 1990
The elements of academic style : writing for the humanities
Author: Hayot, Eric, 1972-
Subject: English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching (Higher) AND Academic writing -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Publication Info: Columbia University Press, 2014
ISBN: 9780231168014
Library Holding: 2/F C2 Language & Literature ; PE 1404 Hay 2014
Writers INC : write for college : a student handbook
Author: written and compiled by Patrick Sebranek, Verne Meyer, and Dave Kemper.
Subject: Academic writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc AND English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Publication Info: Write Source, Great Source Education Group, c1997
ISBN: 0669444022
Library Holding: 2/F A3 Education & Arts ; LB 1631 Seb