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03113aam a22004578i 4500 001 85761872B35811E9A031461497128E48 003 SILO 005 20190731010023 008 190502t20192018nyu 000 0 eng 010 $a 2019021153 020 $a 1510741577 020 $a 9781510741577 035 $a (OCoLC)1100427022 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d BDX $d FM0 $d HHO $d OCLCF $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PN165 $b .T37 2019 082 00 $a 809 $2 23 084 $a LCO010000 $a REF023000 $a REF007000 $a HIS030000 $a LIT012000 $a LCO010000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Tarrant, Graham, $e author. 245 10 $a For the love of books : $b stories of literary lives, banned books, author feuds, extraordinary characters, and more / $c Graham Tarrant. 246 3 $a Stories of literary lives, banned books, author feuds, extraordinary characters, and more 264 1 $a New York : $b Skyhorse Publishing, $c 2019. 300 $a 239 pages ; $c 22 cm 520 $a "A light-hearted book about books and the people who write them for all lovers of literature. 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? What superstitions Truman Capote kept whenever he wrote? Who the other Winston Churchill was? A treasure trove of compelling facts, riveting anecdotes, and extraordinary characters, For the Love of Books is a book about books--and the inside stories about the people who write them. Learn how books evolved, what lies behind some of the greatest tales ever told, and who's really who in the world of fiction. From banned books to famous feuding authors, from literary felons to rejected masterpieces, from tips for aspiring writers to stand-out book lists for readers to catch up on, For the Love of Books is a celebration of the written word and an absolute page-turner for any book lover. Read all about it!"-- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a The coming of the book -- Novel approaches -- Ban the book -- Writers' feuds -- Writers at work -- Making crime pay -- Prison sentences -- Family connections -- Under the influence -- Dear diary -- Grim reapings -- Other people's lives -- The spying game -- Worlds of imagination -- Who's really who -- Asteroids to zombies -- Writers in the dock -- Supply and demand -- Glittering prizes -- Naming names -- Children's classics -- Bestselling phenomena. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 650 0 $a Authors $v Miscellanea. 650 0 $a Literature $v Miscellanea. 650 0 $a Fiction $x Authorship. 650 0 $a Books and reading $x History. 650 0 $a Literature publishing. 650 0 $a Authors and readers. 650 0 $a Authors and publishers. 941 $a 5 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240716030353.0 952 $l KAPF566 $d 20230331013818.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20201002011920.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20190802010931.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20190731010931.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=85761872B35811E9A031461497128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search