{"product_id":"why-i-read","title":"Why I Read","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eWhy I Read\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eWendy Lesser\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781250062093\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePicador\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2015\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Reading \u003ci\u003eWhy I Read\u003c\/i\u003e delivers all the pleasure of discussing one's favorite books with a marvelously articulate, intelligent, opinionated friend. It's like joining the book club of your dreams.\"--\u003cb\u003eFrancine Prose\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wendy Lesser's extraordinary alertness, intelligence, and curiosity have made her one of America's most significant cultural critics,\" writes Stephen Greenblatt. In \u003ci\u003eWhy I Read\u003c\/i\u003e, she draws on a lifetime of pleasure reading and decades of editing to describe a life lived in and through literature. As Lesser examines work from such perspectives as \"Character and Plot,\" \"Novelty,\" \"Grandeur and Intimacy,\" and \"Authority,\" the reader will discover a definition of literature that is as broad as it is broad-minded. In addition to novels and stories, Lesser explores plays, poems, and essays, along with mysteries, science fiction, and memoirs. Her passion for reading is infectious--and it resonates on every page. Iconoclastic, conversational, and full of insight, \u003ci\u003eWhy I Read\u003c\/i\u003e will delight avid readers as well as neophytes in search of sheer literary fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Why I Read | Wendy Lesser | Paperback | 9781250062093 | Used: Like New | Literary Criticism 1676543","offer_id":50794528473346,"sku":"1676543","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/718aPI7WExL.jpg?v=1792361764","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/why-i-read","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}