Trip to the Moon

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, surprising truths 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