Book club members and readers in general might be interested in AbeBooks list of books about books. I was surprised to see that I've read or have on my To Read stack five of the 15 titles!
Is there anything better than to read a book… about a book, or books, or bookshops, or authors, or the pleasure and processes of reading, or collecting, or being addicted to books?
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett, one of AbeBooks’ bestsellers in 2009, was the latest addition to a long list of books about books (or in this case a book thief) to capture the attention of bibliophiles. With classics like Fahrenheit 451, The Haunted Bookshop, and 84, Charing Cross Road on this list, you cannot go wrong.
Others mentioned are
Sixpence House by Paul Collins
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
A Gentle Madness by Nicholas Basbanes
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel
Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman
Books: A Memoir by Larry McMurtry
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Used and Rare by Lawrence Goldstone
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Is there anything better than to read a book… about a book, or books, or bookshops, or authors, or the pleasure and processes of reading, or collecting, or being addicted to books?
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett, one of AbeBooks’ bestsellers in 2009, was the latest addition to a long list of books about books (or in this case a book thief) to capture the attention of bibliophiles. With classics like Fahrenheit 451, The Haunted Bookshop, and 84, Charing Cross Road on this list, you cannot go wrong.
Others mentioned are
Sixpence House by Paul Collins
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
A Gentle Madness by Nicholas Basbanes
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel
Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman
Books: A Memoir by Larry McMurtry
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Used and Rare by Lawrence Goldstone
Visit AbeBooks to see more titles, recommendations and discussions of books.
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