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Starred Review on October 15, 2013 | Arts and Humanities
The book seems simple, but what Seattle-based Nissley has done is a true labor of love. Not only has he collected dates that are auspicious for their fictional occurrences (as in Judy Reeves's A Writer's Book of Days: A Spirited Companion and Lively Muse for the Writing Life and Barry Moser's The Book of Fictional Days), but he has combined those with events that the writers experienced in real life. For example, we learn that author J.K. Rowling's birthday is the same as Harry Potter's—she's among many...Log In or Sign Up to Read More