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The writer's library : the authors you love on the books that changed their lives Cover Image Book Book

The writer's library : the authors you love on the books that changed their lives / Nancy Pearl and Jeff Schwager ; [foreword by Susan Orlean].

Pearl, Nancy, (interviewer., editor.). Schwager, Jeff, (interviewer., editor.).

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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, from 'American's Librarian' Nancy Pearl and noted playwright Jeff Schwager"-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9780062968500
  • ISBN: 0062968505
  • ISBN: 9780062968494
  • ISBN: 0062968491
  • Physical Description: xii, 352 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Harper One, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]

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Formatted Contents Note:
Jonathan Lethem -- Laila Lalami -- Luis Alberto Urrea -- Jennifer Egan -- T.C. Boyle -- Susan Choi -- Andrew Sean Greer -- Madeline Miller -- Michael Chabon & Ayelet Waldman -- Maaza Mengiste -- Amor Towles -- Louise Erdrich -- Dave Eggers -- Laurie Frankel -- Viet Thanh Nguyen -- Jane Hirshfield -- Richard Ford -- Siri Hustvedt -- Charles Johnson -- Vendela Vida -- Donna Tartt -- Russell Banks.

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Covington Branch 028.9 W956L 2020 (Text) 33126024309696 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Erlanger Branch 028.9 W956L 2020 (Text) 33126024309704 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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  • Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2020 October

    Inspired by the questions of why books seem so human, personal, and alive, and whether people embody the books they read, librarian critic Pearl ("Book Lust" series) and writer, editor, producer, and playwright Schwager interviewed 22 American writers about what they read and how it affects their work. Interviewees reveal what they read as children, as well as the books influencing their writing today. Here, "library" refers not to a physical collections but rather the works that shaped an author's output. Contributors include Laila Lalami, Luis Alberto Urrea, Maaza Mengista, Louisa Erdrich, and Siri Hustvedt, alongside Pulitzer Prize winners Jennifer Egan, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and Richard Ford. Among the most inspirational figures: Toni Morrison, followed by James Baldwin, Joan Didion, Denis Johnson, and Lorrie Moore. VERDICT Recommended for bibliophiles and readers curious about the works and authors behind the books they love.—Denise J. Stankovics, Vernon, CT

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