If you like knowing about the faults and foibles of your favourite
famous author, this may be the book for you. Each short chapter
focuses on one well-known author and details the weird and wonky
things they were or did.
From sexual pecadillos, to drug addictions, don't let anyone tell
you that writers from the past were paragons of virtue, and some of
the stuff may surprise you if you thought otherwise.
This is an easy read full of off-beat sound-bites of information.
If, however, you revere your favourite author and don't want to
know any less than stellar things about his or her life, then best
to skip this one! It certainly doesn't deal gently with these
authors, although it is written in a funny, tongue-in-cheek style
and isn't mean-spirited at all.