'Read what you enjoy; not what bores you;' Nick Hornby tells us. And in this new collection of his columns from the Believer magazine he shows us how it's done. From historical tomes to comic books; literary novels to children's stories; political thrillers to travel writing; Stuff I've Been Reading details Nick's thoughts and experiences on books by George Orwell; J.M. Barrie; Muriel Spark; Claire Tomalin; Charles Dickens; Mark Twain; Jennifer Egan; Ian McEwan; Cormac McCarthy and many; many more. This wonderfully entertaining journey in reading differs from all other reviews or critical appreciations - it takes into account the role that books actually play in our lives.