The writer's library : the authors you love on the books that changed their lives
Pearl, Nancy2020
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Moving, joyful, and insightful collection of conversations with today's living literary legends about the books that changed their lives, made them think, and brought them joy. Before Jennifer Egan, Louise Erdrich, Luis Alberto Urrea, and Jonathan Lethem became revered authors, they were readers. In this ebullient book, America's favorite librarian Nancy Pearl and noted-playwright Jeff Schwager interview a diverse range of America's most notable and influential writers about the books that shaped them and inspired them to leave their own literary mark. Illustrated with beautiful line drawings, The Writer's Library is a revelatory exploration of the studies, libraries, and bookstores of today's favorite authors, the creative artists whose imagination and sublime talent make America's literary scene the wonderful, dynamic world it is. A love letter to books and a celebration of wordsmiths, The Writer's Library is a treasure for anyone who has been moved by the written word. The authors in The Writer's Library are: Russell Banks TC Boyle Michael Chabon Susan Choi Jennifer Egan Dave Eggers Louise Erdrich Richard Ford Laurie Frankel Andrew Sean Greer Jane Hirshfield Siri Hustvedt Charles Johnson Laila Lalami Jonathan Lethem Donna Tartt Madeline Miller Viet Thanh Nguyen Luis Alberto Urrea Vendela Vida Ayelet Waldman Maaza Mengiste Amor Towles.
Main title:
The writer's library : the authors you love on the books that changed their lives / Nancy Pearl and Jeff Schwager.
Author:
Pearl, Nancy, authorSchwager, Jeff, author
Imprint:
New York, NY : Harper One, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]©2020
Collation:
xii, 352 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:
97800629685009780062968500
Dewey class:
028.9
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
381682
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Languages and Literature | 028.9 PEA | Onloan - Due: 03 Oct 2024 |