Mark Bertrand, whose novel Nothing to Hide (A Roland March Mystery), the third in that series, comes out in a few days, refers in an imaginary work of non-fiction written by a journalist about the novel’s main character, Roland March. “It’s a 2003 true crime book by journalist Brad Templeton, covering March’s most famous early case,” Bertrand explains. The characters in his novel refer to the book repeatedly, which led Bertrand to write portions of the book in order to keep everything straight. You can read those portions through the link on this post.
You might find interesting Levi Stahl and Ed Parks’ “Invisible Library,” which is explained in Levi’s blog posting “Stocking the shelves of the Invisible Library”:
Reminds me of trying to track down an original copy of The Princess Bride by S. Morgenstern after reading the abridged (Good Parts) version by William Goldman.
You might find interesting Levi Stahl and Ed Parks’ “Invisible Library,” which is explained in Levi’s blog posting “Stocking the shelves of the Invisible Library”:
http://ivebeenreadinglately.blogspot.com/2008/08/stocking-shelves-of-invisible-library.html
I remember this from the past or a different incarnation of this idea. Thanks for the link.
Reminds me of trying to track down an original copy of The Princess Bride by S. Morgenstern after reading the abridged (Good Parts) version by William Goldman.
The Great Samuel Pepys Fiasco is another imaginary book not worth reading.