"An affectionate, warm guide on the healing power of reading."-- "The Independent"

"A bookworm's delight. A joyous whistle stop tour through some books I've loved all my life as well as books I discovered through reading it. I devoured this book."--Sara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton

"Such a gorgeous writer. Funny, warm, and charming. A beautiful, warm, comic voice. If you're a passionate reader, this book feels like the best conversation ever with another of your kind. I was engaged, comforted, educated (about SO much). I laughed, and wanted to be part of your family, and made lists of all the books I need to buy, and was very moved."--Marian Keyes, author of My Favorite Mistake and Rachel's Holiday

"Comforting, funny and moving, Bookish is wonderful to curl up with on good days and bad."--Sali Hughes, author of Pretty Iconic and Everything is Washable and Other Stories

"An unabashed paean to the pleasure of acquiring more books than you could ever possibly read in your life. A whirlwind tour through [Mangan's] voracious, encyclopedic adult reading habit. This is a book by someone whom reading is life."-- "The Spectator"

"Bookish tackles the myriad complexities of adulthood. [Mangan] makes for a wonderfully incisive critic and can pick apart a George Orwell with the same perspicacity with which she can, say, a Jack Reacher, or the lesser-known Brontë sister, Anne"-- "The Observer"

"Readers won't share all of Mangan's preferences, but that's part of the point--it's enjoyable enough to eavesdrop on the pleasures of a committed bookworm. A book on books needs marginalia, and this one doesn't disappoint."-- "The Times Literary Supplement"

"Ask journalist and author Mangan what she did as a child, and she will tell you what she read. Some live to read. Mangan reads to live. An enthusiastic paean to the comfort, joy, and self-awareness that we find in literature."--Kirkus Reviews

"This is a book for anyone who has ever described themself as bookish. It will appeal widely to lifelong readers, spark nostalgia and recognition, and provide rich material for book groups and discussions about the role of literature in shaping lives."--Library Journal