"All I have to say about these songs is that I love them, and want to sing along to them, and force other people to listen to them, and get cross when these other people don't like them as much as I do"
-Nick Hornby
What interests Nick Hornby? Songs, songwriters, everyth[...]
Now a major motion picture from Universal Pictures.Will Freeman may have discovered the key to dating success: If the simple fact that they were single mothers meant that gorgeous women--women who would not ordinarily look twice at Will--might not only be willing, but enthusiastic about dating him, [...]
Now a major motion picture from Touchstone Pictures.Rob is a pop music junkie who runs his own semi-failing record store. His girlfriend, Laura, has just left him for the guy upstairs, and Rob is both miserable and relieved. After all, could he have spent his life with someone who has a bad record c[...]
Nick Hornby...Giles Smith...Helen Fielding...Roddy Doyle...Irvine Welsh...Zadie Smith...Dave Eggers...Robert Harris...Melissa Bank...Patrick Marber...Colin Firth...John O'FarrellCompiled by bestselling author Nick Hornby and featuring brand new stories from the hottest writers on both sides of the A[...]
Now a major motion picture from Universal Pictures.Will Freeman may have discovered the key to dating success: If the simple fact that they were single mothers meant that gorgeous women--women who would not ordinarily look twice at Will--might not only be willing, but enthusiastic about dating him, [...]
From the bestselling author of "High Fidelity," "About a Boy," and "A Long Way Down" comes a highly anticipated new novel. Set in 1960's London, "Funny Girl "is a lively account of the adventures of the intrepid young Sophie Straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ingenue to televi[...]
Meeting on New Year's Eve on the roof of Topper's House, a London destination infamous as a last stop for suicidal people, a television talk-show host, a musician, a teenage girl, and a mother share the stories about their circumstances and decisions. By the author of How to Be Good. Reader's Guide [...]
From the " New York Times" bestselling author--the shooting script to his award-winning film, with an original Introduction and vivid stills from the movie.
Jenny is a 16-year-old girl stifled by the tedium of adolescence; she can't wait for her sophisticated adult life to begin. One rainy day [...]
Now in paperback-"The New York Times" bestselling novel of rock 'n roll, super fandom, and love, by the beloved author of "About a Boy" and "High Fidelity."
Nick Hornby returns to his roots-music and messy relationships-in this funny and touching new novel which thoughtfully and sympathetically[...]
From the beloved "New York Times"- bestselling author, a quintessential Nick Hornby tale of music, superfandom, and the truths and lies we tell ourselves about life and love.
Annie loves Duncan--or thinks she does. Duncan loves Annie, but then, all of a sudden, he doesn't. Duncan really lov[...]
"New York Times"-bestselling author Nick Hornby mines the hearts and psyches of four lost souls who connect just when they've reached the end of the line. "A Long Way Down" is now a major motion picture from Magnolia Pictures starring Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul, and Imogen Poots.
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From the bestselling author of "High Fidelity," "About a Boy," and "A Long Way Down" comes a highly anticipated new novel. Set in 1960's London, "Funny Girl "is a lively account of the adventures of the intrepid young Sophie Straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ingenue to televi[...]
Can you share your life with someone whose record collection is incompatible with your own? Can people have terrible taste and still be worth knowing? For Rob Fleming, aged 35, a pop addict and owner of a failing record shop, these are the questions that need an answer, and soon.[...]
Part of the "Open Door" series, this is a fiction title.
In his monthly column "Stuff I've Been Reading," Hornby lists the books he's purchased that month, and briefly discusses the books he's actually read.
NIck Hornby's Polysyllabic Spree Includes selected passages from the novels, biographies, collections of poetry, and comics discussed in [...]
A follow-up to The Polysyllabic Spree features a collection of essays that surveys the author's stuffed bookshelves as well as the wide range of books that he purchases and reads within the confines of his busy lifestyle, in a volume that serves as a literary barometer for today's readers. Original.[...]
With an affectionate introduction by Sarah Vowell, this is the third and final collection of columns by celebrated novelist Nick Hornby from "The Believer" magazine. Hornby's monthly reading diary is unlike any arts column in any other publication; it discusses cultural artifacts the way they actual[...]
"Read what you enjoy, not what bores you," Nick Hornby tells us. That simple, liberating, and indispensable directive animates each installment of the celebrated critic and author's monthly column in the Believer. In this delightful and never-musty tour of his reading life, Hornby tells us not just [...]
"How often do you begin reading a book that makes you--immediately, urgently, desperately--want to read more books?" ("Booklist"). Nick Hornby has managed to write just such a book in this hilarious, insightful, and infectious volume. "Ten Years in the Tub" chronicles Hornby's journey through a deca[...]
Will ist 36, führt sich aber auf wie ein Teenager. Single und kinderlos, fühlt er sich "echt cool": er liest die entsprechendenZeitschriften, besucht einschlägige Clubs und tummelt sich mit Vorliebe auf Treffen allein erziehender Eltern, wo es nur so wimmelt von bereitwilligen Müttern, die auf [...]
Will Freeman, 36 år, ønsker seg ikke barn. Men han har overhode ikke noe i mot single mødre, i hvertfall ikke Angie. Han melder seg inn i EFAS (Enslige Foreldre - Alene Sammen) og dikter opp en to år gammel sønn. Så kommer 12 år gamle Marcus inn i bildet. Han føler seg utenfor på skolen, og[...]
Katie Carr er ifølge seg selv et godt menneske. Hun er lege og leger er jo bra mennesker, i tillegg er hun gift med David som er den hissigste mannen i Holloway, og det i seg selv er en god gjerning. Derfor synes hun at hun fortjener sitt lille sidesprang, helt til David begynner å forandre seg. H[...]