The Writer's Library: he Authors You Love on the Books That Changed Their Lives

by Nancy Pearl, Jeff Schwager, Richard Ford, Luis Alberto Urrea Narrated by Nancy Pearl, Jeff Schwager, Xe Sands, Dominic Hoffman, Eileen Stevens, Piper Goodeve, Andrew Eiden, Lameece Issaq, Rick Adamson, JD Jackson, Ryan Do, Timothy Andrés Pabon, Emily Woo Zeller, Richard Ford, Luis Alberto Urrea, Vendela Vida, Laurie Frankel, Siri Hustvedt

Overview

Performed by Nancy Pearl, Jeff Schwager and a multi-cast that includes book contributors Luis Alberto Urrea, Siri Hustvedt, Laurie Frankel, Vendela Vida, and Richard Ford. The Writer's Library audiobook also features real conversations with Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman, and Laila Lalami.

With a Foreword by Susan Orlean, twenty-three of today's living literary legends, including Donna Tartt, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Andrew Sean Greer, Laila Lalami, and Michael Chabon, reveal the books that made them think, brought them joy, and changed their lives in this intimate, moving, and insightful collection from ""American's Librarian"" Nancy Pearl and noted playwright Jeff Schwager that celebrates the power of literature and reading to connect us all.

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.*

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

Editorial Reviews

OCTOBER 2020 - AudioFile

Writers are readers first. So whom do they read? What did they read as children? Which writers influence them today? What do they read for entertainment? These are some of the questions that librarian Nancy Pearl and playwright Jeff Schwager pose to 22 current writers, including T.C. Boyle, Louise Erdrich, Laurie Frankel, and Richard Ford. The questions elicit a mix of thoughtful, informative, fun answers. Sadly, they make for a mixed audio experience, largely because the interviews have been re-created by Pearl and Schwager with five authors reading their own words and the rest being read by narrators. The pace can be choppy, and what should sound “live” does not. Despite the confusing production, the content is fascinating. Listen with note-taking pen in hand. A.C.S. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

Shelf Awareness

“The Writer's Library offers a cornucopia of pleasures with respected writers giving fans an insider's look at their libraries and reading habits. This is a treat that no bibliophile will want to miss.

Bookreporter.com

The Writer's Library is a great concept that is wonderfully executed. It would make a great holiday gift for the literati in your life.

Donna Seaman

"The nearly two dozen literary conversations gathered here are at once substantial and effervescent—magnetic qualities attributable to the focus on what writers read and the expertise and passion of the two interlocutors, renowned librarian and book champion Pearl and playwright, producer, and journalist Schwager.…Complete with lists of titles from each writer’s inner library, this is a zestfully elucidating and inspiring portal onto the lives and thoughts of truly exceptional writers."

“The Writer's Library offers a cornucopia of pleasures with respected writers giving fans an insider's look at their libraries and reading habits. This is a treat that no bibliophile will want to miss.” %COMM_CONTRIB%Shelf Awareness

Product Details

BN ID:	2940173377685
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/08/2020
Edition description:	Unabridged

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