LEADER 03459nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910955980303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786613601087 010 $a9781280571480 010 $a1280571489 010 $a9780300180589 010 $a0300180586 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300180589 035 $a(CKB)2670000000176250 035 $a(EBL)3420803 035 $a(OCoLC)923597519 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000623569 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12241960 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000623569 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10648325 035 $a(PQKB)11616197 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420803 035 $a(DE-B1597)486818 035 $a(OCoLC)1023975079 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300180589 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420803 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10546762 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL360108 035 $a(Perlego)1089950 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000176250 100 $a20110526d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnnu---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aUnpacking my library $ewriters and their books /$fedited by Leah Price 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Haven [Conn.] $cYale University Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a9780300170924 311 0 $a0300170920 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIntroduction --$tAlison Bechdel --$tStephen Carter --$tJunot Díaz --$tRebecca Goldstein & Steven Pinker --$tLev Grossman & Sophie Gee --$tJonathan Lethem --$tClaire Messud & James Wood --$tPhilip Pullman --$tGary Shteyngart --$tEdmund White --$tContributors 330 $aAs 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. 517 3 $aWriters and their books 606 $aAuthors$xBooks and reading 606 $aAuthors, American$xBooks and reading 615 0$aAuthors$xBooks and reading. 615 0$aAuthors, American$xBooks and reading. 676 $a028/.9 701 $aPrice$b Leah$0711588 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910955980303321 996 $aUnpacking my library$94358522 997 $aUNINA