"A captivating adventure...For lovers of history, Wilson-Lee offers a thrill on almost every page...
The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books is an intellectual biography, but its beating heart is the tangled love of a son for his father...Magnificent."
–The New York Times Book Review "Superb...an intriguing glimpse into the Renaissance mind and its rage for order, as well as a beguiling preview of the modern library and, very possibly, what lies beyond."
–The Wall Street Journal "Absorbing, adventure-packed." –
Washington Post