The Book Lover's Almanac: A Year of Literary Events, Letters, Scandals and Plot Twists

by Alex Johnson

Enjoy daily distraction with this engaging Almanac. Each date is assigned one or more literary connections. Book lovers will find extracts from authors’ diaries and letters, chance upon the narrative twists and transformative moments in their favourite novels, discover the winners of prestigious awards and losers of creative squabbles, and the delivery of manuscript, first publication and performance.

The book draws on the incredible collections of the British Library to find new, surprising and entertaining ways to celebrate every day of the year. Each month opens with a list of significant births and closes with a selection of pertinent last words, while entries roam across history from the great classics to modern authors.

Genres: Nonfiction, Books About Books

288 pages, Hardcover

Published October 5, 2023

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Reviews

[Hasini | bibliosini]

Such a beautiful, essential collection to my library! Anyone who loves books needs this in their home library!

[Joy Gerbode]

This is an amazing book for all book lovers! While I read straight through it, and enjoyed many tidbits, I also I missed much in reading it all in one bite. So I'm going to begin again, reading each day's entries as a "daily portion" and soaking in all I can about books, authors, and the world of bibliography.

[Lynnette Polson]

Finished! I stuck to my guns and only read the entry for the day I was on, so it’s teen me a year! Gluffy how fast the year has gone…
Each days entry was very short so my routine was to read it before I picked up my novel I was reading. Goin to be a bit lost without it to begin with in 2025!

[Kim]

I enjoyed the trivia information throughout the book, in the Literary World. It was fun to see where authors would mention other authors, either by reading their works, or personal encounters with them.

[Julie Rose]

An interesting almanac of literature.

[DomesticScribbles]

I enjoyed it but was frustrated that illustrations and pictures weren’t labeled and not all were obvious to the corresponding day.

[Lisa]

a lovely little treasure trove I'll dip back into I'm sure