Shakespeare Wrote for Money (2008)

This is maybe a thing I should read? It's definitely a thing I should flip through in a bookstore.

I love books about books and reading. Nick Hornby has a sweet and funny way of talking about books and life- perfect reading for fiction nerds.

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The third in a series of books aggregating Nick Hornby's "What I bought this month/What I read this month" columns for The Believer magazine, this showcases Hornby's typically witty, insightful and engrossing critical writing.

I have not read most of the titles he reviews (which consist of a mix of fiction and nonfiction, classics and contemporary), though the danger here is clear: Your to-read list will grow.

It's too late for me, but you should save yourselves while you still can. Or just read Hornby's critical columns, which are by turns funny, warm, personal and incisive. ( )

I love these collections of what Nick Hornby read. He cracks me up because he can put his finger on so many little weird quirks a lot of people share, but he doesn't press too hard. Plus, book recommendations! I picked up Skellig based on his description. ( )

A collection from the Believer magazine, Hornby's article's are about books he has read during the course of the month. The article's are humorously written, while offering an account of the numerous books Hornby is able to consume in a months time. I enjoyed the collection and even got a few good recomendations from his reviews. If you are a fan of Hornby's fiction, then you should enjoy his book reviews as well. ( )