For the Love of Books: Stories of Literary Lives, Banned Books, Author Feuds, Extraordinary Characters, and More

by Graham Tarrant

Overview

Which famous author died of caffeine poisoning? Why was Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland banned in China? Who was the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature? What was Truman Capote superstitious about?

Here is a light-hearted book about books and the people who write them for all lovers of literature. 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!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781510741577
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	06/18/2019
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	527,136
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Graham Tarrant is a former publisher and the author of more than thirty books, on subjects ranging from cinema to cricket. He is also the editor of several anthologies. He lives in a Wiltshire village near Bath in Great Britain.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

The Coining of the Book 9

Novel Approaches 21

Ban the Book 34

Writers' Feuds 42

Writers at Work 54

Making Crime Pay 67

Prison Sentences 82

Family Connections 91

Under the Influence 102

Dear Diary 111

Grim Reapings 122

Other People's Lives 132

The Spying Game 142

Worlds of Imagination 153

Who's Really Who 159

Asteroids to Zombies 168

Writers in the Dock 178

Supply and Demand 186

Glittering Prizes 194

Naming Names 205

Children's Classics 216

Bestselling Phenomena 228

Coda 236

Resources 237

Editorial Reviews

"Tarrant delivers a trivia lover’s delight. . . . The By the Book podcast meets Andre Bernard’s Now All We Need Is a Title in this compulsively readable collection that may appeal to bibliophiles."
—Library Journal

From the Publisher