books about books

For David Foster Wallace Fans – All Things Shining

If you’re a David Foster Wallace fan, I highly recommend reading at least the first chapter of All Things Shining: Reading the Western Classics to Find Meaning in a Secular Age. Written by Hubert Dreyfus and Sean Kelly, it’s an enjoyable, often insightful, book-related read about the big question: What’s a life worth living? (By [...]

March 30, 2012 READ MORE →

Book Lust by Nancy Pearl – Book Review

I love to read books about books. It’s still reading, after all, even if you’re reading about books you should be reading. Or not reading. Book Lust: Recommended Reading For Every Mood, Moment, And Reason makes a big claim. Every single one? But if anyone can do it, it’s Nancy Pearl and her brief, insightful [...]

October 16, 2010 READ MORE →

Book Review: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

books in a stack

Home As a recovering English Major, I’m still inordinately fascinated by lists about books and lists of what people are reading.  One of the greatest parts of working for the library is that I see things–books, movies, music–that I never would have discovered otherwise.  (Check out the incredible CD box What It Is! Funky Soul [...]

May 2, 2009 READ MORE →