Description
Book SynopsisA witty and addictively readable day-by-day literary companion.
Trade Review"Completely winning… Clearly a masterpiece…
A Reader's Book of Days is any reader's delight." -- Michael Dirda - Wall Street Journal
"The world's least useful, most wonderful reference book, a masterpiece with a wry sensibility… Whether you browse at random or read a page a day, this book will delight." -- Camila Domonoske - NPR.org
"A treasure hunt between book covers — and my new favorite gift book… This book is a joy… [Nissley] is a marvelous storyteller." -- Elizabeth Taylor - Chicago Tribune
"Essential… Terrifically fun." -- Kate Tuttle - Boston Sunday Globe
"Tantalizing long entries on such writerly topics as day jobs, marriage, mothers, Melville, sports, and suicide." -- Mary Norris - The New Yorker
"Eclectic and wide-ranging… Delightfully illustrated." -- Publishers Weekly
"Charming, funny, beguiling, this literary miscellany combines true events in writers’ lives and fictional events in their books. The perfect gift for any reader." -- Shelf Awareness
"Finally, a book to live by. Every day will remind me of the few things I've read and all the endless treasures I have to look forward to. How lucky for readers that Tom Nissley has turned his formidable intelligence to the history of literature." -- Ann Patchett, author of State of Wonder
"Oh, this is a true delight!" -- Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love
"Packed with charming anecdotes and delicious facts,
A Reader's Book of Days is an utterly delightful and immensely enjoyable book-lover's companion. I'll always have a copy close at hand, and I’ll be giving it as a gift for years to come." -- Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette
"Brilliant, fascinating, and fun!" -- Ken Jennings, Jeopardy! champion and author of Because I Said So!
"Those who know Tom Nissley simply as a
Jeopardy! stud, prepare to be amazed. He's more than just a gutsy wonk with a photographic memory; as
A Reader's Book of Days establishes for all time, he's witty, erudite, and sweet-natured, and he has a gorgeous prose style to boot. Beware: read one of these pages and you're hooked." -- Blake Bailey, author of Cheever: A Life
