{"product_id":"a-readers-book-of-days-9780393239621","title":"A Readers Book of Days","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA witty and addictively readable day-by-day literary companion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Completely winning… Clearly a masterpiece… \u003cem\u003eA Reader's Book of Days\u003c\/em\u003e is any reader's delight.\" -- Michael Dirda - Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\"Essential… Terrifically fun.\" -- Kate Tuttle - Boston Sunday Globe\u003cbr\u003e\"Tantalizing long entries on such writerly topics as day jobs, marriage, mothers, Melville, sports, and suicide.\" -- Mary Norris - The New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\"Eclectic and wide-ranging… Delightfully illustrated.\" -- Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\"Oh, this is a true delight!\" -- Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love\u003cbr\u003e\"Packed with charming anecdotes and delicious facts, \u003cem\u003eA Reader's Book of Day\u003c\/em\u003es 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\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliant, fascinating, and fun!\" -- Ken Jennings, Jeopardy! champion and author of Because I Said So!\u003cbr\u003e\"Those who know Tom Nissley simply as a \u003cem\u003eJeopardy!\u003c\/em\u003e stud, prepare to be amazed. He's more than just a gutsy wonk with a photographic memory; as \u003cem\u003eA Reader's Book of Days\u003c\/em\u003e 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","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401980944727,"sku":"9780393239621","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780393239621.jpg?v=1730479033","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-readers-book-of-days-9780393239621","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}