This book pays homage to the yearning, satisfaction, and delight of the reading habit. The author, a novelist, muses on the delicious feelings of "the long slow being with the book, feeling the shape of the words, their roll and tumble in the ear." Schwartz's parents were "people of the book" who encouraged her to exercise her mind in this way. The author hurrahs reading at random which she characterizes as "letting desire lead." Schwartz concludes that books have bedazzled her imagination and helped her reinvent herself again and again. This nurturing volume is tailor-made for readers of all stripes.