A Feeling for Books - Book-of-the-Month Club, Literary Taste and Middle-class Desire - Paperback - 1999

A history of the BookoftheMonth Club from its founding in 1926, which suggests that the books recommended by the club have been instrumental in forming literary taste in America and in defining the desires of the middle class. The author also reflects on the role of the club in her own life.
Year of publication: 1999
Pagination: 448 pages, 9 illustrations, bibliography, index
Format: Paperback