'Alluring' DEBORAH LEVY
'Powerful' SUNDAY TIMES
'Sharp and political' LUCY CALDWELL
'Marvellous and timely' STEPHEN FRY
This is a book about books, about the subversive power of reading and the strange, enduring magic of books as objects. Wise, irreverent and exhilaratingly wide-ranging, Books: A Manifesto is an invitation to a deeper, richer world of thought and feeling - and a reminder of just how much books matter.
'Just what I needed. Passionate, erudite but accessible, it will send you rushing back to your bookshelves' DAVID NICHOLLS
| ISBN: | 9781474618991 |
| Publication date: | 10th September 2026 |
| Author: | Ian Patterson |
| Publisher: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson an imprint of Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism Literary studies: poetry and poets Literary essays Library and information sciences / Museology |
'Alluring' DEBORAH LEVY 'Powerful' SUNDAY TIMES'Sharp and political' LUCY CALDWELL'Marvellous and timely' STEPHEN FRYThis is a book about books, about the subversive power of reading and the strange, enduring magic of books as objects. Wise, irreverent and exhilaratingly wide-ranging, Books: A Manifesto is an invitation to a deeper, richer world of thought and feeling - and a reminder of just how much books matter.'Just what I needed.
Books features in the following genres: Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Literary essays, Library and information sciences / Museology
Paperback, Hardback. £11.69, down from the £12.99 cover price. In Stock.
Books was written by Ian Patterson and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson an imprint of Orion
Books has 320 pages
£11.69, reduced from £12.99. In Stock.