The Daily Reader: 366 Selections of Great Prose and Poetry to Inspire a Productive and Meaningful Writing Life

I had the pleasure of editing this book. This book is packed with bite-sized yet deep readings from all sorts of topics and time periods. Fred White shares from the wealth of being well read in a format that's accessible. His observations on each excerpt make the book even more engaging.

The Daily Reader caught my eye when browsing at my local book store, and when I saw that one of the excerpts is from The Library at Night, that closed the deal and I brought it home and began reading immediately. This book could be a nifty Christmas gift for a book lover and aspiring writer; the selections are laid out in calendar order. They are just morsels, but can leave you hungry for more. After the book quote White adds his own relections and then a writing prompt tied in with the theme of each exerpt. There is also a subject index which shows a wide scope of topic areas from anthropology through history, medicine and health, all the way to writing. To me, this is like Gump's box of chocolates. I eagerly anticipate opening up the box and seeing what I'll discover next. I am jotting down the sources of the most tempting samples so that I can feast on more later.