Bloomsbury good reading guide (6th ed.)

More than 350 major authors, from Margaret Atwood to Mile Zola, through Bruce Chatwin, Aldous Huxley, and Nevil Shute, are arranged in alphabetical order, each with a short article on style, influences, settings, theme, along with a list of their salient works.

At the end of each entry, a "Read On" section directs readers to similar works by other authors.