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  • Bedside Companion for Book Lovers: An Anthology of Literary Delights for Every Night of the Year

    (By Jane McMorland Hunter)

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    Author Jane McMorland Hunter
    “Book Descriptions: A glorious treasury of literary curiosities for every night of the year.

    Bedside Companion for Book Lovers contains an eclectic mix of fact and fiction, letters, diaries, essays and dedications, all suffused with the joys of books and reading. The perfect gift for the bibliophile in your life, it contains snippets from some of the greatest writers and book collectors from throughout history, including:


    Charles Dickens on the smell of books
    Maya Angelou on the pleasures of reading aloud
    Virginia Woolf on finding space for writing
    Nick Hornby on reading for pure enjoyment
    and much more. Along the way, you’ll find advice on how to look after your most precious volumes, what to do when books start taking over your home, and where to find the most atmospheric libraries and bookshops around the world. Keep this beautifully illustrated book by your bedside and wander into a magical world of books every night of the year.”

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    Book 1

    The Literary Almanac: A Year of Seasonal Reading

    ★★★★★

    Francesca Beauman

    Book 1

    A Boy Called Christmas (Christmas, #1)

    ★★★★★

    Matt Haig

    Book 1

    A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce #3)

    ★★★★★

    Alan Bradley

    Book 1

    The Bookseller at the End of the World

    ★★★★★

    Ruth Shaw

    Book 1

    Uproar!: Satire, Scandal & Printmakers in Georgian London

    ★★★★★

    Alice Loxton

    Book 1

    Arabella

    ★★★★★

    Georgette Heyer

    Book 1

    The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary

    ★★★★★

    Sarah Ogilvie

    Book 1

    Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books

    ★★★★★

    Cathy Rentzenbrink

    Book 1

    Bibliomaniac: An Obsessive's Tour Of The Bookshops Of Britain

    ★★★★★

    Robin Ince

    Book 1

    Shadow Lines: Searching For the Book Beyond the Shelf

    ★★★★★

    Nicholas Royle

    Book 1

    The Passenger

    ★★★★★

    Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz

    Book 1

    The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries

    ★★★★★

    Otto Penzler

    Book 1

    Bournville

    ★★★★★

    Jonathan Coe