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Literary Miscellany
Alex Palmer
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Description for Literary Miscellany
Hardback. Behind-the-book stories and facts about authors, publishing, and everything. Series: Books of Miscellany. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Wouldn’t it be great to be a fly on the wall as the great writers took pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard)? While reading this work, you’ll be just that. Here are behind-the-book stories and facts about authors, publishing and everything literary that will entertain both casual and serious readers. Among the questions asked and answered:
When Did Literature Finally Get Sexy?
Is Coffee or Opium Better for Literary Creativity?
Why Are the Best Autobiographies so Embarrassing?
Why Do Some Detectives Use Their Minds and Others Their Fists?
Who knew ... Read more
Wouldn’t it be great to be a fly on the wall as the great writers took pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard)? While reading this work, you’ll be just that. Here are behind-the-book stories and facts about authors, publishing and everything literary that will entertain both casual and serious readers. Among the questions asked and answered:
When Did Literature Finally Get Sexy?
Is Coffee or Opium Better for Literary Creativity?
Why Are the Best Autobiographies so Embarrassing?
Why Do Some Detectives Use Their Minds and Others Their Fists?
Who knew ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Books of Miscellany
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781616080952
SKU
V9781616080952
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Alex Palmer
Alex Palmer is a journalist and excavator of fascinating facts. He is the author of the original Weird-o-Pedia as well as books of surprising tidbits including Happiness HacksandAlternative Facts. He is also the New York Times best-selling author of The Santa Claus Man and his writing has appeared in Lifehacker, Best Life, Mental Floss, Slate, and Esquire.
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