"This book is an invaluable resource for any student who wants to develop their academic writing skills and style. It is packed with sensible advice, useful models and practical examples to illustrate key points, and includes a series of self-study activities with answers at the back of the book, all of which enable readers navigate the academic writing process and improve their writing skills and style. One of the book's key strengths is that it draws on examples from a wide range of disciplines." - Kathy Greethust, Oxford Brookes University

"Whether clarifying the reasons for formal academic writing, its nature and conventions, or explaining critical thinking and the art of composition, Day's practical experience and craftsmanship combine to make this a book that students and academics alike can return to time and again and never fail to learn something or find inspiration. Do we really another guide to academic writing? In short: in this case, yes, we definitely do." - Carol Matthews, Journal of Pedagogic Development