Remarkable Reads: 34 Writers and Their Adventures in Reading by J. Peder Zane‌

Remarkable Reads: 34 Writers and Their Adventures in Reading by J. Peder Zane • Paperback • W. W. Norton & Company; First Edition (February 17, 2004) • 262 Pages Condition: Very Good / Partial tear on cover ———————————————————————————- In personal essays that read like short stories, writers describe their life-altering encounters with books. From Publishers Weekly "Adventures in reading" may sound like an oxymoronic proposition, but Zane's collection points out that a wild journey or a bold feat can be inspired by a great piece of writing. Zane has culled a series of essays from the Raleigh News & Observer (where he is book review editor) in which authors assign superlatives ("the most enchanting," "the wisest," "the classiest") to their (usually) favorite books (there is also "the most dangerous" and "the most disappointing"). At its best, this volume offers easily digestible nuggets of insight about why the written word matters.