Shakespeare Wrote for Money (2008, ISBN 978-1-934781-29-6) is a collection of English author Nick Hornby

Nick Hornby

Nick Hornby is an English novelist, essayist and screenwriter. He is best known for the novels High Fidelity, About a Boy, and for the football memoir Fever Pitch. His work frequently touches upon music, sport, and the aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists.-Life and career:Hornby was...

's "Stuff I've Been Reading" columns for The Believer

The Believer (magazine)

The Believer is a United States literary magazine that also covers other arts and general culture. Founded and designed in 2003 by the writer and publisher Dave Eggers, it is edited by Vendela Vida, Heidi Julavits and Ed Park...

. It contains columns written from August 2006 to September 2008, Hornby's "Stuff I've Been Reading Column." The introduction is written by American author Sarah Vowell

Sarah Vowell

Sarah Jane Vowell is an American author, journalist, essayist and social commentator. Often referred to as a "social observer," Vowell has written five nonfiction books on American history and culture, and was a contributing editor for the radio program This American Life on Public Radio...

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Previous collections of Hornby's "Stuff I've Been Reading Column" were collected in The Polysyllabic Spree

The Polysyllabic Spree

The Polysyllabic Spree is a collection of Nick Hornby's "Stuff I've Been Reading" columns in The Believer. The book collates his columns from September 2003 to November 2004, inclusive. It also includes excerpts from such authors as Anton Chekhov and Charles Dickens.In it, Hornby lists the books...

(2004) and Housekeeping vs. The Dirt

Housekeeping vs. The Dirt

Housekeeping vs. The Dirt is a 2006 collection of essays from The Believer written by Nick Hornby. It follows on from another collection of columns from the same magazine entitled The Polysyllabic Spree....

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