Quick! Grab a pen and notepad.....

....and jot down the title of this little piece of heaven:




You wouldn't know it from first glance at the title, but this little gem is the absolute PERFECT gift for your favorite bibliophile this upcoming holiday season.

Chock full of fascinating tidbits about your favorite classics, authors and genre titles, A Reader's Respite couldn't pull our nose out of it until we finished the entire thing. In one sitting. And we still want to go back and read/reference parts of it again.

Example? Did you know that when author Dorothy Parker left her entire estate to Martin Luther King, Jr.? Playwright Lillian Hellman (The Little Foxes, remember?) was Parker's executrix and had a hissy fit when she found out about this. She took the estate to court, but ultimately lost. When King was assassinated, Dorothy's estate was passed on the NAACP.

Or that Mark Twain absolutely, positively HATED Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice?


So go get a jump on your holiday shopping.

And we'll expect to receive at least 20 copies of this for Christmas (*ahem*....we're just sayin').

16 comments:

  1. What a cool book! It's going on MY Christmas list!

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  2. I can actually get why Mark Twain might not like "Pride and Prejudice". Seems... fitting. I wonder what else this book has...

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  3. Wow! I will suerly look out for this one around here!

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  4. How interesting!!
    Definitely a book I will look forward to reading.

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  5. Oh this is TOTALLY something I want..nay NEED! Thank you!

    This will be going on my "hint hint, I want this for Christmas, hubby" list. :)

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  6. Ooh, this looks fun! I love books filled with trivia about other books :)

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  7. Cool, I'll keep my eyes peeled for a contest... lol

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  8. Oh, cool! I'll have to check it out...=)

    I'm trying to start up/keep up my own book blog; feel free to stop by!
    toreadandreview.blogspot.com

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  9. Okay, I want this. lol Don't know about anyone else!

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  10. I don't think Mark Twain liked anything or anyone...he was such a curmudgeon!

    This looks like a book I'd like; I'm into trivia type stuff like this.

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  11. I want this!!!! I'll buy you a copy and you can buy me a copy =)

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  12. I just love books like this with little tidbits about all those wonderful books and authors! Thanks for sharing this one! I'm writing it down right now for myself! :D

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  13. Oh this just sounds like fun!! I'll be looking forward to your giveaway of your 19 extra copies!

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  14. This is going on my Christmas list!

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