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For the Love of Books
For the Love of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word | Graham Tarrant
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Do you know... Which famous author died of caffeine poisoning? Why Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was banned in China? Who was the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature? Banned books, feuding authors, literary felons, rejected masterpieces - it's all in these pages, along with tips for aspiring writers and lists of the most iconic works. A treasure trove of compelling facts, riveting anecdotes and extraordinary characters, this is every book-lover's dream: a book about books and the people who write them. Read on!
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Aims42
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My parents have since Day 1 supported my passion for reading 🥰 I always look forward to one of my Christmas gifts from them being a box of new books for the year ahead, and this year was another HIT 🙌 I always have such a hard time choosing which one to read first 😂 #ReaderProblems (They also gave me a Book planter but I haven‘t put a plant in yet, so enjoy my amateur photoshop skills 😂)

Aims42 @Librariana Yay 🥳🙌 It sounds sooo good! 1d
Chelsea.Poole Lovely gifts! 8h
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kspenmoll
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Thank you so much @TheSpineView for hosting this Labor Day Readathon. I will be home, so plan to join in. All Littens are welcome! Not setting any goals. #FortheLoveofBooks

TheSpineView Glad you can join in. No goals are a wonderful thing. 4mo
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KathyWheeler
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After being off for 5 days (yay, Mardi Gras!), I‘m not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow. I‘m settling into bed with what is hopefully a light read before I go to sleep. It‘s a #blameitonLitsy book. 😊

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TheSpineView
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Eggs Awesome! I like the sound of this one ☝️ 3y
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OriginalCyn620
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My favorite book from #February. A delightful book about books!

#12BooksOf2021

Andrew65 Love books about books. 3y
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Litsi
Mehso-so

For the Love of Books by Graham Tarrant
A compendium of fun and not so fun facts about books, writers, publishers and booksellers. Probably only interesting to big readers who also like to play Trivial Pursuit.

Book 36

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robinb
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Just WOW, @KarenUK ...what a beautiful book!! I will spend hours going through “everything books” in this lovely volume. ❤️❤️ Thank you so much for this very thoughtful surprise! 💕😘🧚‍♀️

#whatabeauty
#coverlove 💙

KarenUK So glad you like it! 💕 4y
robinb @KarenUK It‘s simply beautiful and sooo much information on books...a book lover‘s paradise. 😊 4y
squirrelbrain That is just gorgeous! ❤️ 4y
robinb @squirrelbrain 😍 The picture does not do it justice! So beautiful! 4y
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Hestapleton
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Mehso-so

This is a cute, coffee table book for book lovers. Organized by topics, such as banned books, literary feuds, etc., Tarrant takes the reader on a trip full of literary love. It was enjoyable, but not worthy of a re-read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #netgalley

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bibliobliss
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• Good morning 🙂 Thought I'd share this beautiful image with all my Litsy Lovelies. Have a nice Sunday, and happy reading!! •

#bookcrazy #booklovers #bookish

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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Becker
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Am I the only one who thinks this is funny? My husband gave me the eye roll 🙄.

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The.Intentional.Reader
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Saw this today on Instagram and loved it. Thought I‘d share. I currently am doing all of them except #1 😁

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bibliobliss
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• I can't remember which Litsy member I "stole" this from but I just have to repost!! •

#truth #bookcrazy #booklover #alwaysreading

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BellesGotGoodReads
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Today is the Day! 📚💛

brit91 💖💖💖💖💖💖 5y
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TorieStorieS
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Pickpick

This #BookAboutBooks is between “so-so” and “pick” for me, but the subject matter made me round up! 😊 Thanks, #NetGalley - this book is a collection of little anecdotes about writers, books, publishing and the lives of authors. It‘s more UK-centric, but there‘s some efforts to include facts from around the world of writing. I wish that there was a clearer age for the audience and it felt a bit more up to date (the book lists are all quite dated).

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Insightsintobooks
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I'm currently reading this book!!

kyraleseberg This one was fun! 6y
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PatriciaU
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Pickpick

People who love books, reading & authors will love this book. It‘s like a compilation of People magazine stories, but focusing solely on authors. There is information galore on famous feuds, who drank what & when, how & where certain authors liked to write, muses & obsessions, and just plain gossip. However, buried under the 21st century short attention span sections is some real, solid information about authors, writing, and reading. Out in June.

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rather_be_reading
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Pickpick

Book 57 of 2019
Wonderful book made just for us book lovers!! I will probably read this many times. Theres definitely some great history about certain books and literature. I learned alot!
#ebook #netgalley #arc

HEL85 That sounds very interesting. I will have to look for it 6y
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