Annie Spence (Icon Books)
What a novel idea: a librarian writes love letters and break-up notes to the books she has loved, lost and abandoned. Spence has a light touch and her choice of titles is eclectic and sometimes unexpected, and whether she’s addressing Anna Karenina, The Hobbit, or The Time Traveller’s Wife, her humour is sharp, snarky and often laugh-out-loud. With each letter you learn a little more about the author’s mindset and realise that a person’s relationship with books is a complex affair. As well as ‘The Letters’, there are other sections with charming headings such as ‘Excuses You Tell Your Friends So You Can Stay Home With Your Books’ and ‘Turning Your Lover Into A reader’. Dear Fahrenheit 451 is one book you won’t want to break up with. (LN)
Price: £11.99. Info: www.iconbooks.com