Books About Books


Bizarre Books by Russell Ash

 

Every Book Its Reader:  The Power Of The Printed Word To Stir The World by Nicholas A. Basbanes

 

A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion For Books by Nicholas A. Basbanes

 

The Uncommon Reader: A Novel by Alan Bennett

 

A Pound of Paper: Confessions Of A Book Addict by John Baxter

 

Free For All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas In The Public Library by Don Borchet

 

In The Stacks: Short Stories About Libraries And Librarians by Michael Cart

 

Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself In Books by Maureen Corrigan

 

Quiet, Please: Dispatches From A Public Librarian by Scott Douglas

 

By Its Cover: Modern American Book Cover Design by Ned Drew

 

How I Fell In Love With A Librarian And Lived To Tell About It by Rhett Ellis

 

1001 Books For Every Mood: A Bibliophile's Guide To Unwinding, Misbehaving, Forgiving, Celebrating, and Commiserating by Hallie Ephron

 

Bibliotopia, or Mr. Gilbar's Book of Books and Catchall of Literary Facts and Curiosities by Steven Gilbar

 

Deconstructing Pengiuns: Parents, Kids, And The Bond Of Reading by Lawrence Goldstone

 

84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

 

The Making Of A Bestseller: Success Stories From Authors and the Editors, Agents, and Booksellers Behind Them by Brian Hill

 

Scrappy Librarian Mystery Series by Marion Moore Hill

 

Marginalia: Readers Writing In Books by H.J. Jackson

 

Romantic Readers: The Evidence of Marginalia by H.J. Jackson

 

The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest To Become The Smartest Person In The World by A.J. Jacobs

 

Casanova Was A Librarian: A Lighthearted Look At The Profession by Kathleen Low

 

Book Smart: Your Essential Reading List For Becoming A Literary Genius In 365 Days by Jane Mallison

 

The New Yorker Book Of Literary Cartoons by Bob Mankoff

 

Unprofessional Behavior: Confessions Of A Public Librarian by Will Manley

 

Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron

 

Bibliotherapy: The Girls' Guide To Books For Every Phase of Our Lives by Nancy Peske

 

How Reading Changed My Life by Anna Quindlen

 

Biblioholism: The Literary Addiction by Tom Raabe

 

A Passion For Books: A Book Lover's Treasure of Stories, Essays, Humor, Love and Lists on Reading, Borrowing, Lending, Caring For, And Appreciating Books by Harold Rabinowitz

 

Mobile Library Mystery Series by Ian Sansom

 

The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad

 

Once Again, To Zelda: The Stories Behind Literature's Most Intriguing Dedications by Marlene Wagman-Geller

 

Murder Ink, The Mystery Reader's Companion by Dilys Winn

 

Remarkable Reads: 34 Writers And Their Adventures In Reading by Peder J. Zane