{"product_id":"literary-miscellany-by-alex-palmer-9781510772595","title":"Literary Miscellany","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWouldn't it be great to be a fly on the wall as the great writers took pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard)? While reading this work, you'll be just that. Here are behind-the-book stories and facts about authors, publishing and everything literary that will entertain both casual and serious readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the questions asked and answered:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen Did Literature Finally Get Sexy?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eIs Coffee or Opium Better for Literary Creativity?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWhy Are the Best Autobiographies so Embarrassing?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWhy Do Some Detectives Use Their Minds and Others Their Fists?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWho knew that bestseller lists and children's books could be the source of intense controversy? Or that even the biggest writers had to scrape by, with odd jobs and inventions like the Mark Twain Self-Pasting Scrapbook?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLiterary Miscellany\u003c\/em\u003e, examine the trend of \"fake memoirs,\" with a list of who lied about what, and a rogues' gallery of hoaxers dating back centuries. From epic poetry and Homer to pulp fiction and Harry Potter, \u003cem\u003eLiterary Miscellany\u003c\/em\u003e is a breezy tour through the literature of today and yesterday, packed with enough interesting facts to entertain both the erudite professor and pleasure reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461157011692,"sku":"9781510772595","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781510772595-literary-miscellany.jpg?v=1774959276","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/literary-miscellany-by-alex-palmer-9781510772595","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}