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

by Nancy Pearl and Jeff Schwager

New Book of the Week , October 5, 2020

I delighted in this book of twenty-three author interviews conducted by world-famous librarian Nancy Pearl and her co-author Jeff Schwager, the perfect duo for this literary project. I found listening in on these conversations to be a deliciously voyeuristic experience, particularly because I was lucky enough to transcribe all but a few of the interviews for the book; I’m happy to report that reading the physical copy of the book is just as vivid and entertaining as listening to the MP3 files. The Writer’s Library is chock full of book recommendations, laugh-out-loud moments, and nuggets of wisdom as its eclectic cast of authors reflect on their reading histories and habits and enthuse about the books they love most. Grab a copy and prepare for your to-be-read stack to grow!

— Anika

The Writer's Library: The Authors You Love on the Books That Changed Their Lives was reviewed in Newsletter #284 on October 5, 2020. For more like this, and other bookish news, sign up for the newsletter .

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