46. Love letters to books: nonfiction books about the reading life

Published: Jan. 26, 2021, 9 a.m.

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Readers, today\\u2019s episode is inspired by Helene Hanff\\u2019s love of books, nonfiction, and observation. We\\u2019re sharing a bunch of nonfiction books about books, reading, and readers. Some of these are longtime favorites and others are on our endless TBR lists. This episode is extra nerdy, a little nostalgic, and supremely bookish. We hope you find a title to add to your TBR today.\\xa0

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Nonfiction loveletters to books

84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff (Amazon)

Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence (Amazon)

Ex Libris by Michiko Kakutani (Amazon)

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders (Amazon)

I\\u2019d Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel (Amazon)

The Possessed by Elif Batuman (Amazon)

Well Read Black Girl edited by Glory Edim (Amazon)\\xa0

The Dark Fantastic by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas (Amazon)

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The Library Book by Susan Orlean (Amazon)

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Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi (Amazon)

Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman (Amazon)

Bibliophile by Jane Mount (Amazon)

Diverse Spines by Jamise Harper and Jane Mount (forthcoming)

The Toni Morrison Book Club by Juda Bennett, \\xa0Winnifred Brown-Glaude, \\xa0Cassandra Jackson, \\xa0Piper Kendrix Williams (Amazon)

Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Anne Boyd Rioux (Amazon)

My Autobiography of Carson McCullers by Jenn Shapland (Amazon)

Books Promiscuously Read: Reading as a Way of Life\\xa0 by Heather Cass White (Amazon)

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