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Author
Publisher
Sterling Epicure
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xix, 300 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Paddington Bear's marmalade, a Neopolitan pizza with Elena Ferrante, afternoon tea at Manderley--here are 100 recipes inspired by cookery writer Kate Young's well-stocked bookshelves. From Before Noon breakfasts and Around Noon lunches to Family Dinners and Midnight Feasts, this book captures the magic and wonder of the meals enjoyed by some of our best-loved fictional characters.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
144 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"This richly illustrated and vastly inclusive collection uplifts the works of authors who are often underrepresented in the literary world. Using their keen knowledge and deep love for all things literary, coauthors Jamise Harper (founder of the Diverse Spines book community) and Jane Mount (author of Bibliophile) collaborated to create an essential volume filled with treasures for every reader"--
Author
Publisher
David R. Godine, Publisher
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
175 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"This book is a farrago of literary trivia, a treasure trove of obscure and irresistible facts, definitions, lists, and quotations that touch on every aspect of books, including their authors, publishers, printers, collectors, critics, pundits, readers, and enemies. Under headings that explore the entire history of bibliomania from "The Invention of Paper" to "Some Horror Writer's Official Web Sites, " the entries in Bibliotopia provide the insatiably...
Publisher
WeldonOwen
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Readers rejoice! From Mental Floss, an online destination for more than a billion curious minds since its founding in 2001, comes the ultimate book for lovers of literature. From Americanah to War and Peace, from Chinua Achebe and Jane Austen to Jesmyn Ward and George R.R. Martin, learn surprising facts about the world's most famous novels and novelists. The Curious Reader will delight bookworms everywhere. This literary compendium from Mental...
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
xvii, 235 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This beautiful full-color treasury of stories about gift book-giving celebrates the enduring power of literature: stories of significant books people have received and what those books mean to them. The Books They Gave Me collects 200 poignant, funny, and provocative stories that together comprise a love letter to literature and the physical book. Some of the stories are disastrous, some touching, but all are illuminating, revealing volumes about...
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