The Complete Polysyllabic Spree

Nick Hornby explores everything from the classic to the graphic novel, as well as poems, plays, sports books and other kinds of non-fiction. If he occasionally implores a biographer for brevity, or abandons a literary work in favour of an Arsenal match, then all is not lost. His writing, reveals why we still read, even when there's football on TV, a pram in the hall or a good band playing at our local pub.