J. Peder Zane is the book-review editor of the Raleigh News & Observer and the editor of Norton’s Remarkable Reads. His syndicated column received the ASNE Distinguished Writing Award for Commentary.

"This is a wonderful book - a must for anyone who reads, who writes or who aspires to either. It is such a joyous celebration of the intimate relationship between reader and writer, it makes you want to run to the bookshelf, to the library, to the bookstore and read, read, read. These essays remind us of why we read and why we write - they remind us of the power of stories to inspire, entertain, and alter the course of our lives." A. M Homes "Remarkable Reads and remarkable delights! This is no literary seminar, it's a carnival of unintended consequences." Tom Wolfe

J. Peder Zane is the book-review editor of the Raleigh News & Observer and the editor of Norton’s Remarkable Reads. His syndicated column received the ASNE Distinguished Writing Award for Commentary.

"This is a wonderful book - a must for anyone who reads, who writes or who aspires to either. It is such a joyous celebration of the intimate relationship between reader and writer, it makes you want to run to the bookshelf, to the library, to the bookstore and read, read, read. These essays remind us of why we read and why we write - they remind us of the power of stories to inspire, entertain, and alter the course of our lives." A. M Homes "Remarkable Reads and remarkable delights! This is no literary seminar, it's a carnival of unintended consequences." Tom Wolfe

J. Peder Zane is the book-review editor of the Raleigh News & Observer and the editor of Norton’s Remarkable Reads. His syndicated column received the ASNE Distinguished Writing Award for Commentary.

"This is a wonderful book - a must for anyone who reads, who writes or who aspires to either. It is such a joyous celebration of the intimate relationship between reader and writer, it makes you want to run to the bookshelf, to the library, to the bookstore and read, read, read. These essays remind us of why we read and why we write - they remind us of the power of stories to inspire, entertain, and alter the course of our lives." A. M Homes "Remarkable Reads and remarkable delights! This is no literary seminar, it's a carnival of unintended consequences." Tom Wolfe