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Murder by Death

I read cozy and historical mysteries, a bit of Paranormal/UF, and to mix it up, I read science and gardening books on occasion.

Scribbles in the Margins: 50 Eternal Delights of Books

Scribbles in the Margins: 50 Eternal Delights of Books - Daniel Gray

As the author states at the beginning the book's purpose is to give the reader reasons to be joyful, or at least smile.  As such, this is a book of 50 short essays about the different joys of books: owning them, reading them, giving them, shelving them.  Defacing Writing in them.

 

The writing is a bit flowery - think G.K. Chesterton lite - but still (or because of, depending on your feelings about Chesterton's style) a joy to read.  My personal favourite was "Sneaking new books past loved ones" as I found that one a tiny bit more relevant than the others.  ;-)