The Curious Reader: Facts About Famous Authors and Novels
By: Erin McCarthy
3.98
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Readers rejoice! Learn amazing facts about authors and their books, from Jane Austen to JRR Tolkien…
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1. Christodora
By: Tim Murphy
3.79
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this vivid and compelling novel, Tim Murphy follows a diverse set of characters whose fates inte… read more
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2. It Had to Be You (Grace & Favor, #5)
By: Jill Churchill
4.17
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
Comfortably ensconced in their late great-uncle's "Grace and Favor" mansion, brother and sister Rob… read more
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3. Ballet Shoes (Shoes, #1)
By: Noel Streatfeild , Diane Goode
3.97
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Pauline, Petrova and Posy are orphans determined to help out their new family by joining the Childr… read more
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4. The King of Elfland's Daughter
By: Neil Gaiman , Lord Dunsany
3.45
Format: None pages, Paperback
The poetic style and sweeping grandeur of The King of Elfland's Daughter has made it one of the mos… read more
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5. The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1)
By: Louise Erdrich
4.04
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
Nineteenth-century American pioneer life was introduced to thousands of young readers by Laura Inga… read more
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"The strong old woman was walking away, and in her step there was the sadness of parting with an old but dangerously foolish friend."-Louise Erdrich, The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1)
"Although she lived in town, Old Tallow was so isolated by the force and strangeness of her personality that she could have been surrounded by a huge dark forest. She had never had any children, and e…"-Louise Erdrich, The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1)
6. Jacob Have I Loved
By: Katherine Paterson
3.69
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
Esau have I hated . . . Sara Louise Bradshaw is sick and tired of her beautiful twin Caroline. Ever… read more
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"Thinking about myself as a crazy, independent old woman made me feel almost happy."-Katherine Paterson, Jacob Have I Loved
"Crazy people who are judged to be harmless are allowed an enormous amount of freedom ordinary people are denied"-Katherine Paterson, Jacob Have I Loved
"In February the weather sometimes gave us a vacation, in August, never. We just got up earlier every morning until finally we met ourselves going to bed."-Katherine Paterson, Jacob Have I Loved
"Don't tell me no one ever gave you a chance. You don't need anything given to you. You can make your own chances. But first you have to know what you're after, my dear."-Katherine Paterson, Jacob Have I Loved
7. Journal It!: Perspectives in Creative Journaling
By: Jenny Doh
3.08
Format: 354 pages, Paperback
Journaling and collage come together in Journal It!, where 19 mixed-media artists showcase their si… read more
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8. The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
By: James Patterson
3.92
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, … read more
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- adult
- nonfiction
- books about books
"Different books speak to us at different times."-James Patterson, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
9. Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany
By: Jane Mount
4.33
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
This volume brims with bookish treasures, all delightfully illustrated by avowed bibliophile, Jane … read more
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- literature
- nonfiction
- reference
- adult
- books about books
"I know that any book, when read at the right moment, might make my life better, might give me a greater understanding of the universe and all the other people in it."-Jane Mount, Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany
"As Neil Gaiman said, a book is a "little empathy machine," and it is "very hard to hate people of a certain kind when you've just read a book of one of those people"."-Jane Mount, Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany
"[John McPhee] has taught writing at Princeton for decades. He tells his classes, "Taking things from one source is plagiarism; taking things from several sources is research."-Jane Mount, Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany
"The goal of this book is to triple the size of your To Be Read pile. It's a literary Wunderkammer, connecting you with books you might love for all kinds of reasons―because the subject speaks to you,…"-Jane Mount, Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany
10. Zoey Is Too Drunk for This Dystopia (Zoey Ashe, #3)
By: Jason Pargin
4.29
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Tabula Ra$a is hosting its massive annual music festival in the desert, which every year precedes t… read more
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- adult
11. Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
By: Shannon Reed
3.71
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile and Thurber… read more
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- adult
- nonfiction
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"I think, therefore, I cry..."-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
"Life is so much better with books than without."-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
"But reading! That I could do. When I read, I felt smart."-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
"The act of reading makes me feel safe. Not the book itself--but the exercise of running my eyes over the words. The translation from symbol into meaning. The direct, pleasant diction of the voice ins…"-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
12. Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever
By: Matt Singer
4.06
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn’t check out Rotten To… read more
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- nonfiction
13. Transitions - Journal d'Anne Marbot
By: Élodie Durand
4.01
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
" Vous savez, les genres féminin et masculin sont les deux extrêmes d'un état. Chacun est libre de … read more
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- nonfiction
14. Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries
By: Greg Melville
4.00
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A lively tour through the history of US cemeteries that explores how, where, and why we bury our de… read more
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- adult
- nonfiction
"Every life holds an epic tale, even if no one alive remembers it."-Greg Melville, Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries
15. Bibliophile: Diverse Spines
By: Jamise Harper
4.41
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
It's time to diversify your reading list. This richly illustrated and vastly inclusive collectio… read more
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- adult
- nonfiction
- books about books
- reference
"In creating this miscellany, our goal is for you to find at least ten new-to-you and irresistible books by authors of backgrounds different from your own...that you'll read in the next year...The ide…"-Jamise Harper, Bibliophile: Diverse Spines
16. The Writer's Library: The Authors You Love on the Books That Changed Their Lives
By: Nancy Pearl
3.78
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Introduction by Susan Orlean Twenty-three of today's living literary legends, including Donna Ta… read more
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- adult
- nonfiction
- books about books
17. The Library of Borrowed Hearts
By: Lucy Gilmore
3.87
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
A.J. Fikry meets The Bookish Life of Nina Hill in this charming, hilarious, and moving novel about … read more
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- adult
- books about books
18. The Dismembered
By: Jonathan Janz
3.95
Format: 178 pages, Paperback
In the spring of 1912, American writer Arthur Pearce is reeling from the wounds inflicted by a disa… read more
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- adult
19. The Curious Reader: Facts About Famous Authors and Novels
By: Erin McCarthy
3.98
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Readers rejoice! Learn amazing facts about authors and their books, from Jane Austen to JRR Tolkien… read more
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- literature
- adult
- nonfiction
- reference
- trivia
- books about books
20. Book Girl: A Journey through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life
By: Sarah Clarkson
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
When you hear a riveting story, does it thrill your heart and stir your soul? Do you hunger for tru… read more
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- nonfiction
- books about books
"To know yourself as an agent in the story of the world, one able to bring light and goodness in the midst of suffering, is a profoundly empowering knowledge, one that I believe comes to every woman w…"-Sarah Clarkson, Book Girl: A Journey through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life
"A woman who reads is a woman who knows she must act: in courage, in creativity, in kindness, and often in defiance of the darkness around her. She understands that life itself is a story and that she…"-Sarah Clarkson, Book Girl: A Journey through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life
