Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books,Used
Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books,Used
Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books,Used

Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books,Used

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This gorgeous second volume in the popular Unpacking My Library series explores the bookshelves of favorite novelistsAs words and stories are increasingly disseminated through digital means, the significance of the book as objectwhether pristine collectible or battered relicis growing as well. Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books spotlights the personal libraries of thirteen favorite novelists who share their collections with readers. Stunning photographs provide full views of the libraries and closeups of individual volumes: first editions, worn textbooks, pristine hardcovers, and childhood companions.In her introduction, Leah Price muses on the history and future of the bookshelf, asking what books can tell us about their owners and what readers can tell us about their collections. Supplementing the photographs are Price's interviews with each author, which probe the relation of writing to reading, collecting, and arranging books. Each writer provides a list of top ten favorite titles, offering unique personal histories along with suggestions for every bibliophile.Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books features the personal libraries of Alison Bechdel, Stephen Carter, Junot Daz, Rebecca Goldstein and Steven Pinker, Lev Grossman and Sophie Gee, Jonathan Lethem, Claire Messud and James Wood, Philip Pullman, Gary Shteyngart, and Edmund White.

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