Title For the love of books : stories of literary lives, banned books, author feuds, extraordinary characters, and more / Graham Tarrant.

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New York : Skyhorse Publishing, 2019.

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Description	239 pages ; 22 cm
Summary	"A light-hearted book about books and the people who write them for all lovers of literature. Do you know: Which famous author died of caffeine poisoning? Why Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was banned in China? Who was the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature? What superstitions Truman Capote kept whenever he wrote? Who the other Winston Churchill was? A treasure trove of compelling facts, riveting anecdotes, and extraordinary characters, For the Love of Books is a book about books--and the inside stories about the people who write them. Learn how books evolved, what lies behind some of the greatest tales ever told, and who's really who in the world of fiction. From banned books to famous feuding authors, from literary felons to rejected masterpieces, from tips for aspiring writers to stand-out book lists for readers to catch up on, For the Love of Books is a celebration of the written word and an absolute page-turner for any book lover. Read all about it!"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents	The coming of the book -- Novel approaches -- Ban the book -- Writers' feuds -- Writers at work -- Making crime pay -- Prison sentences -- Family connections -- Under the influence -- Dear diary -- Grim reapings -- Other people's lives -- The spying game -- Worlds of imagination -- Who's really who -- Asteroids to zombies -- Writers in the dock -- Supply and demand -- Glittering prizes -- Naming names -- Children's classics -- Bestselling phenomena.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Subject	Authors -- Miscellanea.
	Literature -- Miscellanea.
	Fiction -- Authorship.
	Books and reading -- History.
	Literature publishing.
	Authors and readers.
	Authors and publishers.
	LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading.
	REFERENCE / Trivia.
	REFERENCE / Curiosities & Wonders.
	HISTORY / Reference.
	LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference.
	LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays.
	Authors. (OCoLC)fst00821688
	Authors and publishers. (OCoLC)fst00821733
	Authors and readers. (OCoLC)fst00821738
	Books and reading. (OCoLC)fst00836454
	Fiction -- Authorship. (OCoLC)fst00923713
	Literature. (OCoLC)fst00999953
	Literature publishing. (OCoLC)fst01000111
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN	9781510741577 (hardback)
	1510741577 (hardback)

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