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

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.

Product details

• Authors: Alex Johnson, Johnson Alex
• Publisher: British Library
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2023
• EAN: 9780712354240
• ISBN: 978-0-7123-5424-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 216 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, FICTION / Literary, Biography: general, Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference, REFERENCE / Almanacs, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading, ART / Annuals, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Historical Events, c 1500 onwards to present day, Literary studies: general, Literary reference works, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Plays, Playscripts, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs, Literary companions, book reviews & guides, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Literary studies: plays and playwrights