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The Writer's Library

Author : Nancy Pearl
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062968513
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book The Writer's Library written by Nancy Pearl and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW & NOTEWORTHY ~ THE NEW YORK TIMES With a Foreword by Susan Orlean, twenty-three of today's living literary legends, including Donna Tartt, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Andrew Sean Greer, Laila Lalami, and Michael Chabon, reveal the books that made them think, brought them joy, and changed their lives in this intimate, moving, and insightful collection from "American's Librarian" and recipient of the National Book Foundation's Literarian Award for Outstanding Service Nancy Pearl and noted playwright Jeff Schwager that celebrates the power of literature and reading to connect us all. Before Jennifer Egan, Louise Erdrich, Luis Alberto Urrea, and Jonathan Lethem became revered authors, they were readers. In this ebullient book, America’s favorite librarian Nancy Pearl and noted-playwright Jeff Schwager interview a diverse range of America's most notable and influential writers about the books that shaped them and inspired them to leave their own literary mark. Illustrated with beautiful line drawings, The Writer’s Library is a revelatory exploration of the studies, libraries, and bookstores of today’s favorite authors—the creative artists whose imagination and sublime talent make America's literary scene the wonderful, dynamic world it is. A love letter to books and a celebration of wordsmiths, The Writer’s Library is a treasure for anyone who has been moved by the written word. The authors in The Writer’s Library are: Russell Banks TC Boyle Michael Chabon Susan Choi Jennifer Egan Dave Eggers Louise Erdrich Richard Ford Laurie Frankel Andrew Sean Greer Jane Hirshfield Siri Hustvedt Charles Johnson Laila Lalami Jonathan Lethem Donna Tartt Madeline Miller Viet Thanh Nguyen Luis Alberto Urrea Vendela Vida Ayelet Waldman Maaza Mengiste Amor Towles

Unpacking My Library

Author : Leah Price
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300170920
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Unpacking My Library written by Leah Price and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-29 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As 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.

When I Went to the Library

Author : Debora Pearson
Publisher : Groundwood Books
ISBN 13 : 9780888994233
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (942 download)

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Download or read book When I Went to the Library written by Debora Pearson and published by Groundwood Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of childrens stories about libraries.

A Writer's Book of Days

Author : Judy Reeves
Publisher : New World Library
ISBN 13 : 9781577313120
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book A Writer's Book of Days written by Judy Reeves and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2010-08-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published a decade ago, A Writer's Book of Days has become the ideal writing coach for thousands of writers. Newly revised, with new prompts, up-to-date Web resources, and more useful information than ever, this invaluable guide offers something for everyone looking to put pen to paper — a treasure trove of practical suggestions, expert advice, and powerful inspiration. Judy Reeves meets you wherever you may be on a given day with: • get-going prompts and exercises • insight into writing blocks • tips and techniques for finding time and creating space • ways to find images and inspiration • advice on working in writing groups • suggestions, quips, and trivia from accomplished practitioners Reeves's holistic approach addresses every aspect of what makes creativity possible (and joyful) — the physical, emotional, and spiritual. And like a smart, empathetic inner mentor, she will help you make every day a writing day.

Reading Like a Writer

Author : Francine Prose
Publisher : Union Books
ISBN 13 : 1908526149
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Reading Like a Writer written by Francine Prose and published by Union Books. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her entertaining and edifying New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author Francine Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of the tools and tricks of the masters to discover why their work has endured. Written with passion, humour and wisdom, Reading Like a Writer will inspire readers to return to literature with a fresh eye and an eager heart – to take pleasure in the long and magnificent sentences of Philip Roth and the breathtaking paragraphs of Isaac Babel; to look to John le Carré for a lesson in how to advance plot through dialogue and to Flannery O’ Connor for the cunning use of the telling detail; to be inspired by Emily Brontë ’ s structural nuance and Charles Dickens’ s deceptively simple narrative techniques. Most importantly, Prose cautions readers to slow down and pay attention to words, the raw material out of which all literature is crafted, and reminds us that good writing comes out of good reading.

Dewey

Author : Vicki Myron
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0446542202
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book Dewey written by Vicki Myron and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2008-09-24 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the uplifting, "unforgettable" New York Times bestseller about an abandoned kitten named Dewey, whose life in a library won over a farming town and the world -- with over 2 million copies sold! (Booklist) Dewey's story starts in the worst possible way. On the coldest night of the year in Spencer, Iowa, at only a few weeks old--a critical age for kittens--he was stuffed into the return book slot of the Spencer Public Library. He was found the next morning by library director Vicki Myron, a single mother who had survived the loss of her family farm, a breast cancer scare, and an alcoholic husband. Dewey won her heart, and the hearts of the staff, by pulling himself up and hobbling on frostbitten feet to nudge each of them in a gesture of thanks and love. For the next nineteen years, he never stopped charming the people of Spencer with his enthusiasm, warmth, humility (for a cat), and, above all, his sixth sense about who needed him most. As his fame grew from town to town, then state to state and finally, amazingly, worldwide, Dewey became more than just a friend; he became a source of pride for an extraordinary Heartland farming community slowly working its way back from the greatest crisis in its long history.

New York Public Library Writer's Guide to Style and Usage

Author : Andrea Sutcliffe
Publisher : Collins
ISBN 13 : 9780062700643
Total Pages : 848 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book New York Public Library Writer's Guide to Style and Usage written by Andrea Sutcliffe and published by Collins. This book was released on 1994-07-31 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only up-to-date guide that addresses everyone who writes, from books and magazine features to newsletters, business reports, technical papers and brochures -- with information on how to use computers in every stage of publication.

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

Author : N. K. Jemisin
Publisher : Orbit
ISBN 13 : 0316075973
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms written by N. K. Jemisin and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2010-02-25 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After her mother's mysterious death, a young woman is summoned to the floating city of Sky in order to claim a royal inheritance she never knew existed in the first book in this award-winning fantasy trilogy from the NYT bestselling author of The Fifth Season. Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky. There, to her shock, Yeine is named an heiress to the king. But the throne of the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is not easily won, and Yeine is thrust into a vicious power struggle with cousins she never knew she had. As she fights for her life, she draws ever closer to the secrets of her mother's death and her family's bloody history. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, Yeine will learn how perilous it can be when love and hate -- and gods and mortals -- are bound inseparably together.

A Reader's Library of Book Quotes

Author : Sarah S. Davis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781078193863
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (938 download)

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Download or read book A Reader's Library of Book Quotes written by Sarah S. Davis and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-05 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book lovers will delight in this treasury of more than 400 quotes about books. A perfect gift for writers, librarians, teachers, and bookworms everywhere.Features: A sampling of wit and wisdom from the ages: 400+ quotes from literary figures, writers, and champions of reading. Including: Roald Dahl, Virginia Woolf, Neil Gaiman, Winston Churchill, Oscar Wilde, Jane Austen, and others.A clean and organized format: Quotes organized and arranged by topic in nine chapters with introductions. For example, chapters cover themes like: Bookstores and Libraries, Humor, Storytelling and Writing, Knowledge, Ideas and Freedom of Expression, Companionship, and more. And authority: Selected and compiled by a librarian and book marketing strategist whose writing about books has appeared on Kirkus Reviews, Book Riot, Electric Literature, and many others.PLUS: This book of bookish quotes also contains bonus material for bookworms:BONUS: 20 Great Book Websites - Find your next favorite read with this list of the best book websites, blogs, and reviews online. BONUS: A Month of Journaling Questions for Readers - Start a book journal with these 31 prompts.BONUS: 10 Great Books about Libraries - Immerse yourself in library life with these books about libraries.BONUS: Overcome Your Reading Slump - Trapped in a reading slump? Learn how to create a "reading pivot" and get back to books.

Girl in a Library

Author : Kelly Cherry
Publisher : BkMk Press of the University of Missouri-Kansas City
ISBN 13 : 9781886157668
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (576 download)

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Download or read book Girl in a Library written by Kelly Cherry and published by BkMk Press of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this essay collection, Cherry explores the craft of writing, tracing her own development from rebellious college student to award-winning author of 19 books of poetry, fiction, short fiction, and criticism. She discusses her early life in Ithaca, New York, as the child of struggling musicians busy trying to survive and with little time for parenting. She was kicked out of college twice, but over the years she wrote - and then, receiving little encouragement, quit. Finally, she entered the writing programme at the University of North Carolina and achieved success. Cherry's essays are on topics such as writing, reading, life...with reflections on beauty, art, vocation, as well as essays of literary criticism on the works of American women writers."--Publisher's description.

Break Writer's Block Now!

Author : Jerrold J. Mundis
Publisher : St Martins Press
ISBN 13 : 9780312053949
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (539 download)

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Download or read book Break Writer's Block Now! written by Jerrold J. Mundis and published by St Martins Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the nature of writer's block, suggests exercises designed to break it, and tells how to set up a work schedule

Collecting, Curating, and Researching Writers' Libraries

Author : Richard W. Oram
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442234989
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Collecting, Curating, and Researching Writers' Libraries written by Richard W. Oram and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-05-21 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic collection practices in recent years have extended to the private libraries of notable individual authors. As a consequence, book historians have become more interested in the study of provenance of the contents of these libraries, while literary scholars have devoted more attention to authorial annotations. At the same time, the Internet has encouraged both scholarly and hobbyist reconstructions of private libraries (see, for example, the “Legacy Libraries” on Librarything.com). Although there are many bibliographies and reconstructions of the libraries of authors, this is the first general consideration of these libraries and serves as an introduction to best practices for academic libraries in their acquisition, cataloging and issues of access. This collection begins with principal editor Richard Oram’s historical overview of writers’ libraries and institutional collecting, focusing primarily on English-language authors. The co-editor, Joseph Nicholson, has provided a definitive review of best cataloging and arrangement practices that facilitate scholarly access. The bookseller Kevin Mac Donnell discusses the marketing of these collections and obstacles to placing intact author libraries in institutions. Also included are case studies by Amanda Golden and David Faulds relating to the personal libraries of the poets Anne Sexton and Ted Hughes, indicating how these collections have the potential to enhance archival research. Fiction writers Iain Sinclair, Russell Banks, Jim Crace, poet Ted Kooser, and biographer Ron Powers describe their (sometimes passionate) relationship with books and their own personal libraries. The concluding chapter, a location guide to over 500 individual libraries, will be invaluable to scholars and librarians who want to know where writers’ libraries are currently located, what happened to them (if they are known to have been sold or dispersed), and what has been written about them.

The Writer

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Writer written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Library Partnerships with Writers and Poets

Author : Carol Smallwood
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476629226
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Library Partnerships with Writers and Poets written by Carol Smallwood and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-02-19 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Libraries and writers have always had a close working relationship. Rapid advances in technology have not changed the nontechnical basis of that cooperation: author talks, book signings and readings are as popular as ever, as are workshops and festivals. This collection of 29 new essays from nearly 50 contributors from across the United States presents a variety of projects, programs and services to help librarians establish relationships with the literary world, promote literature to the public and foster creativity in their communities.

Libraries Publish

Author : Stephanie Katz
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Libraries Publish written by Stephanie Katz and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2021-01-11 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, author Stephanie Katz, founding editor of the award-winning literary journal 805 Lit + Art, shares practical tools and advice for starting successful creative publishing projects. Publishing benefits libraries by providing high-quality content to patrons, showcasing local writers and faculty, and creating buzz for the library. These endeavors can be launched at any type and size of library, often for little to no cost. Libraries Publish teaches libraries how to publish literary magazines, book review blogs, local anthologies, picture books, library professional journals, and even novels. You'll learn how to run a writing contest or writer-in-residence program, form community partnerships with other literary organizations, find funding, navigate legal considerations, market your publication, and more. Each chapter contains detailed information on how to start your project, including comprehensive checklists, recommendations for free software, and legal considerations. Social media strategies as well as tips for facilitating student or teen-run projects are also covered. If your library wants to start a publishing project, this book will be your go-to resource!

Libraries Partnering with Self-Publishing

Author : Robert J. Grover Professor Emeritus
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Libraries Partnering with Self-Publishing written by Robert J. Grover Professor Emeritus and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-10-17 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help your library leverage opportunities in the popular do-it-yourself publishing movement by following this guide's process for creating and producing books. In this useful guidebook, you'll learn how to transform your library into a self-publishing center with pointers, advice, and strategies for creating, producing, and printing books—both digitally and on paper. The book outlines your partnering role with patrons in the creation of published materials, offering step-by-step guidance for assisting library users who wish to put their written words in print. By using the detailed plan in this reference, you'll be able to help patrons identify an audience for their material, select the best publishing software for their needs, and utilize social media to promote and distribute their work. Chapters follow the publishing process from planning to creative development, production, and marketing. The final chapter features books, websites, and Internet sources for designing brochures; creating a website; and designing, printing, and distributing a book. Helpful guidelines accompany excerpts from interviews with librarians experienced with this publishing model, examples of self-published books, and graphic models.