pickThis book gives a nice and short overview on the lives of the authors of 50 well-known books. Some stories are more interesting than others. It is somehow a nice to have reading list in book form.
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Who the Hell Is Pansy O'Hara?: The Fascinating Stories Behind 50 of the World's Best-Loved Books | 
pickThis book gives a nice and short overview on the lives of the authors of 50 well-known books. Some stories are more interesting than others. It is somehow a nice to have reading list in book form.
pickInteresting summaries of 50 popular books, 40 fiction and 10 non-fiction, including Gone with the Wind, The Hobbit, Da Vinci Code, and first Harry Potter, etc. Mostly accurate background, but they got Zelda Fitzgerald's original last name wrong. I've read 25 out of the 40 (22 fiction and 3 non-f.). Worthwhile. Makes you want to read.
Starting a book about books
so-soVery basic information presented on how certain books came to be. This could have been much better, but wasn't. Disappointed that Zelda's maiden name is a typo here.
#TBRtemptation post! This seems like a fun book about books. It's the interesting stories behind 50 of the best-known books. In pithy chapters, the authors' lives, loves, motivations, & quirks are explained. From F. Scott Fitzgerald to Harper Lee, "Jaws" to Harry Potter. Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind" manuscript was taller than her. Fleming helped crack the Enigma Code. Mrs. Tolstoy hand-copied "W & P" 7 times! #blameLitsy #blameMrBook ?
