A treasury of book dedications, part II

Dear readers,

Last year I cobbled together a treasury of intriguing book dedications. Many of you pitched in with your own offerings. (For which, ¡thank you!)

Today we continue this mirthful tradition.

As ever, if you encounter a pleasing book dedication in the wild, do not hesitate to send a pic to mollybethyoung at gmail.com. Kindly include the author name and book title, and indicate if you wish to be credited or remain anonymous.

Dedicatedly,
Molly

Charles Willeford, Deliver Me From Dallas

Alexander Theroux, The Lollipop Trollops

Richard Meltzer, The Night (Alone)

Jens Verbrugge, Beyond the Noise: Your Guide to Stock Research and Analysis

Harry Crews, Scar Lover

Jenny Diski, Skating to Antarctica

Guy de Rothschild, The Whims of Fortune. (I wrote about this one, and books like it, at the New York Times In 2023)

Jay Cronley, Cheap Shot. Courtesy of Andy.

Sergei Dovlatov, Pushkin Hills

Joe Abercrombie, Best Served Cold. Courtesy of Shevaun Ruby.

Nick Tosches, Me and the Devil

Simon Reynolds, Shock and Awe

John Le Carré, A Perfect Spy. Courtesy of Peter Mann.

Peter Watts, The Freeze-Frame Revolution. Courtesy of Shelly Peleg.

Samantha Harvey, The Shapeless Unease

Robert Hendrickson, The Literary Life and Other Curiosities. Courtesy of Benjamin Errett.

Karl Beckson, ed. Aesthetes and Decadents of the 1890s. Courtesy of Benjamin Errett.

Stewart Brand, The Media Lab. Courtesy of Tamara Shopsin.

Lisa Carver, I Love Art.

Neil LaBute, Wrecks (and Other Plays), courtesy of Esther Cosio.

J. Anthony Lukas, Common Ground. Courtesy of Jonathan Coleman.

Beatriz Serrano, Discontent

Eliza Clark, Boy Parts. Courtesy of Erryn.

Amy Silverberg, First Time, Long Time. Courtesy of Miriam.

Diane Wakoski, The Motorcycle Betrayal Poems. Courtesy of Katie Christian.

David Markson, Springer’s Progress

Nick Tosches, Night Train

Gael Greene, Don’t Come Back Without It

Stephen Jay Gould, Hen’s Teeth and Horse’s Toes

Calvin Trillin, American Fried

John le Carré, The Constant Gardener

Nick Tosches, King of the Jews

Josephine Tey, Kif

Henry Miller, Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch

Susan A. Ostrander, Women of the Upper Class

P.G. Wodehouse, Leave it to Psmith

Elizabeth Wurtzel, More, Now, Again

Evelyn Waugh, Waugh in Abyssinia

P. J. O’Rourke, Republican Party Reptile

Kodwo Eshun, More Brilliant Than the Sun

Find part I here.