Letterati: An Unauthorized Look at Scrabble and the People Who Play It
"Who knew the world of competitive Scrabble was so cutthroat, so compelling, so organized? . . . Letteratiwill surely appeal to those who are ardent fans of the game, but even a casual player will find something flabbergasting in McCarthy's doggedly ethnographic examination."  —The Bloomsbury Review"McCarthy, who is ranked in the top 10 percent of Scrabble players in the country, pulls back the curtain on other obsessive letterati."  —The St. Petersburg Times"Exhaustively researched. . . . An interesting history, commentary on strategy, wordplay, rule evolution, and numerous character sketches will appeal to those with an above-average interest in the game."  —Scene Magazine