03459nam 2200673Ia 450 991095598030332120200520144314.09786613601087978128057148012805714899780300180589030018058610.12987/9780300180589(CKB)2670000000176250(EBL)3420803(OCoLC)923597519(SSID)ssj0000623569(PQKBManifestationID)12241960(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000623569(PQKBWorkID)10648325(PQKB)11616197(MiAaPQ)EBC3420803(DE-B1597)486818(OCoLC)1023975079(DE-B1597)9780300180589(Au-PeEL)EBL3420803(CaPaEBR)ebr10546762(CaONFJC)MIL360108(Perlego)1089950(EXLCZ)99267000000017625020110526d2011 uy 0engurnnu---|u||utxtccrUnpacking my library writers and their books /edited by Leah Price1st ed.New Haven [Conn.] Yale University Pressc20111 online resource (208 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780300170924 0300170920 Front matter --Contents --Introduction --Alison Bechdel --Stephen Carter --Junot Díaz --Rebecca Goldstein & Steven Pinker --Lev Grossman & Sophie Gee --Jonathan Lethem --Claire Messud & James Wood --Philip Pullman --Gary Shteyngart --Edmund White --ContributorsAs words and stories are increasingly disseminated through digital means, the significance of the book as object-whether pristine collectible or battered relic-is 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 close-ups 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 Díaz, Rebecca Goldstein and Steven Pinker, Lev Grossman and Sophie Gee, Jonathan Lethem, Claire Messud and James Wood, Philip Pullman, Gary Shteyngart, and Edmund White.Writers and their booksAuthorsBooks and readingAuthors, AmericanBooks and readingAuthorsBooks and reading.Authors, AmericanBooks and reading.028/.9Price Leah711588MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910955980303321Unpacking my library4358522UNINA