Lexicographer Paul Dickson has assembled a fascinating and fun book titled Authorisms: Words Wrought by Writers. He presents a veritable dictionary of words created or popularized by famous people, including many authors. Shakespeare and Sir Walter Scott lead the count of inventive language. More modern contributors include Jane Austen (base ball), Louisa May Alcott (co-ed), Mark Twain (hard-boiled), John le Carrè (mole) and William Gibson (cyberspace). There’s only one word for this book: joy!