The Complete Polysyllabic Spree **is Nick Hornby’s wickedly funny journey through reading ** This is not a book of reviews. This is not a book that sneers at other books. This is a book about reading – about enjoying books wherever and however you find them. Nick Hornby, author of the bestsellers *About a Boy* and *Fever Pitch* – takes us on a hilarious and perceptive tour through the books he bought, the books he read and his thoughts on literature. He is first and foremost a reader and he approaches books like the rest of us: hoping to pick up one he can’t put down. *The Complete Polysyllabic Spree* is a diary of sorts, charting his reading life over two years. It is a celebration of why we read – its pleasures, its disappointments and its surprises. And above all, it is for you – the ever hopeful reader. For fans of Bill Bryson and Stephen Fry, and for bookworms everywhere, this witty, passionate book will make you cherish the world of letters anew. **’An engaged and engaging ramble around one reader’s mind’** *The Times* **’Not only does it make you want to read more but, like all great books, it’s also terrific company’** *Metro* **’For anyone whose idea of a good time is arguing with friends about their favourite books…amusing and contagiously enthusiastic’** *Big Issue*