A Year of Reading : A Month-By-Month Guide to Classics and Crowd-Pleasers for You or Your Book Group

Desire a book to cozy up with by a wintery window? How about an addictive page-turner for sunbathing on the beach?

Thousands of new books are published each year, and if you're a book lover – or just book curious – choosing what to read next can seem like an impossible task. A Year of Reading relieves the anxiety by helping you find just the right read, and includes fun and interactive subcategories for each choice, including:

• Description and history
• Extra credit
• Did You Know?
• Have You Seen the Film?
• and more!

A Year of Reading also gives advice and tips on how to join or start a book group, and where to look for other reading recommendations. Perfect for clubs or passionate individuals, this beautiful and concise second edition is the essential guide to picking up your next inspiring, entertaining, and thought-provoking book.

Elisabeth Ellington received her BA in French and English Literature from Vesalius College in Brussels, Belgium. She has taught at Brandeis University for several years. Her forthcoming doctoral dissertation is a biography of eighteenth century novelist and playwright Frances Sheridan. She lives in New Hampshire. Her book group has been together for seven years.

Jane Freimiller received her BA in Philosophy from Haverford College. After earning a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Boston College, she taught at the university for several years. She has published articles in Philosophy and social Criticism, Teaching Philosophy and Capitalism, Nature, Socialism. She currently lives in London.