Ammon Shea’s new book Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages got a glowing review from Nicholson Baker in today’s New York Times:

Ammon Shea, a sometime furniture mover, gondolier and word collector, has written an oddly inspiring book about reading the whole of the Oxford English Dictionary in one go.

I can vouch for the fact that it’s a delightful read. No word on whether they sold the film rights.