Price, Leah

This clear-eyed exploration of the attitudes and trends around reading and books will likely provoke lively discussion. Recommended for anyone with an interest in these favorite forms of entertainment.

Price's writing is clever and her tone accessible, but her tightly woven, erudite references may interest only the most devoted bibliophiles. Scholars who can appreciate Price's meticulous research into a narrow sliver of study will be the best audience.