A Reader's Book Of Days: True Tales From The Lives And Works Of Writers For Every Day Of The Year

"Jeopardy! champ Tom Nissley has created the world’s least useful, most wonderful reference book, a masterpiece with a wry sensibility. He seems to have read every interesting book ever published — did he have an army of elves to assist him? Does he sleep? Somehow, he’s gathered a half-dozen literary tidbits tied to every day of the year — scenes and plot fragments from innumerable novels, biting or admiring passages from long-forgotten reviews, significant dates from biographies. Whether you browse at random or read a page a day, this book will delight — and seriously up your literary nerd cred."