“Astonishingly, addictively entertaining”—Benjamin Dreyer, the New York Times best-selling author of Dreyer’s English

The Language-Lover’s Lexipedia leads you on a delightful rollick through language unlike any you’ve ever experienced. Joshua Blackburn has created an A–Z that’s part-encyclopedia, part-treasure map, and an all-around joy for anyone interested in words and language. Meticulously researched, joyfully written, and beautifully designed, The Language-Lover’s Lexipedia dives into the quirky, the curious, and the unexpected to reveal a world of language you never knew existed.

It’s stuffed with lists, surprising facts, and illuminating stories, making it the ultimate gift for any language lover. Want to uncover the secret of IKEA product names? Decode the euphemisms of Victorian England? Or understand why pedants are pedantic? This book has you covered—and then some.

See also: League of the Lexicon