A glorious anthology of writing about books and reading, with one piece for every day of the year.
Charles Dickens on the smell of books, Maya Angelou on the pleasures of reading aloud,Virginia Woolf on finding space for writing, Nick Hornby on reading for pure enjoymentand much more. Along the way, you'll find advice on how to look after your most precious volumes, what to do when books start taking over your home, and where to find the most atmospheric libraries and bookshops around the world.
