Synopses & Reviews
Deciding what to read next when you've just finished an unputdownable novel can be daunting. The Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide by Nick Rennison features hundreds of authors and thousands of titles, with navigation features to lead you on a rich journey through some of the best literature to grace our shelves.
This greatly expanded edition features 40 new author entries including more recently established authors with a proven body of work: Monica Ali, Anne Enright, Jonathan Franzen and Marina Lewycka, more non-fiction writers (Roger Deakin, Robert Macfarlane, Graham Robb, Kate Summerscale), new sections including 'New Writers to Watch' and 'Forgotten Classics' and major revisions throughout. An accessible and authoritative guide that no serious book lover should be without.
Review
"The essential guide to the wild uncharted world of contemporary and 20th century writing." Robert McCrum, The Observer
Synopsis
Deciding what to read next when youve just finished an unputdownable novel can be a daunting task. The Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide features hundreds of authors and thousands of titles, with navigation features to lead you on a rich journey through some the best literature to grace our shelves. This greatly expanded edition includes the latest contemporary authors and landmark novels, an expanded non-fiction section, a timeline setting historical events against literary milestones, prize-winner and book club lists. An accessible and easy-to-read guide that no serious book lover should be without. 'The essential guide to the wild uncharted world of contemporary and 20th century writing.' Robert McCrum, The Observer
Synopsis
"The essential guide to the wild uncharted world of contemporary and 20th century writing." Robert McCrum, "The Observer"
Deciding what to read next when you've just finished an unputdownable novel can be daunting. "The Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide "features
hundreds of authors and thousands of titles, with navigation features
to lead you on a rich journey through some of the best literature to
grace our shelves.
This greatly expanded edition features 40 new author
entries including more recently established authors with a proven body
of work: Monica Ali, Anne Enright, Jonathan Franzen and Marina Lewycka,
more non-fiction writers (Roger Deakin, Robert Macfarlane, Graham Robb,
Kate Summerscale), new sections including 'New Writers to Watch' and 'Forgotten
Classics' and major revisions throughout. An accessible and
authoritative guide that no serious book lover should be without.
Synopsis
Deciding what to read next when you've just finished an unputdownable novel can be a daunting task.
About the Author
Nick Rennison is a bookseller, editor and freelance writer. He reviews new titles for Waterstones Books Quarterly.