Trip to the Moon

His analysis in this instance soars precisely because it escapes into the real world… gleaning joy from unlikely but convincing connections... Yorke's dismantling of how these stories work on us as citizens feels like a public service, granting literacy at a moment of bewildering global rupture -- Basia Cummings * Observer *
In this invaluable book, John Yorke uncovers the narratives that help us make sense of the world – and offers an antidote to paint-by-numbers screenwriting manuals. You'll learn something new on every page -- Helen Lewis author of The Genius Myth
A masterpiece . . . genius - funny and wise and occasionally profound -- Billy Ivory, writer, Made in Dagenham
Truly excellent, and the best book on "story" that I have ever read. I love the places it took me to. It is a tremendous achievement -- Jimmy McGovern, screenwriter, The Street and The Accused
It’s a dazzling rocket of a book that launches you on a headlong journey through time and space in pursuit of incredible, surprisingtruths showing how story shapes our worlds and our lives -- Rob Williams, screenwriter for Killing Eve & The Man in the High Castle
We’re all made of stories — and made by them. No one understands this more deeply than John Yorke — and no one writes about it with greater insight and urgency, or more entertainingly. This is a wonderful book -- Neil Cross, creator of Luther and The Iris Affair
Brilliant and Illuminating... John Yorke's Into the Woods is the second best book I know on theories of narrative structure. The best is John Yorke’s latest Trip to the Moon -- John Collee, screenwriter of Master and Commander
I loved this... an endlessly fascinating exploration of how story and structure shape not only the television and films we consume, but also our lives... I feel immeasurably more intelligent having read it! -- Matthew Barry, screenwriter of The Guest
As a fellow story geek, I was captivated... It’s a properly impressive piece of scholarship, and above all, a highly compelling read. A real page turner -- Anna Symon, showrunner on Joan
Few people can understand or explain so clearly the essence of drama and storytelling as John Yorke -- Peter James, author of The Hawk is Dead