By the book : writers on literature and the literary life from the New York Times Book Review / edited and with an introduction by Pamela Paul ; foreword by Scott Turow ; illustrations by Jillian Tamaki.
"A New York Times book." Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
David Sedaris -- Lena Dunham -- Neil Gaiman -- Marry Higgins Clark -- Drew Gilpin Faust -- Carl Hiaasen -- John Irving -- Elizabeth Gilbert -- Richard Ford -- Colin Powell -- Dave Eggers -- Sylvia Nasar -- Ira Glass -- Junot Diaz -- Joyce Carol Oates -- Nicholson Baker -- Emma Thompson -- Michael Chabon -- Jeffrey Eugenides -- J. K. Rowling -- David Mitchell -- John Grisam -- P.J. O'Rourke -- Anne Lamott -- Ian McEwan -- Lee Child -- Arnold Schwarzenegger -- Francine Prose -- Jared Diamond -- Alain de Botton -- Dave Barry -- Katherine Boo -- Marilynne Robinson -- Sheryl Sandberg -- Caronline Kennedy -- Isabel Allende -- Anna Quindlen -- Jonathan Franzen -- Hilary Mantel -- Walter Mosley -- Khaled Hosseini -- Jeannette Walls -- Dan Brown -- Dan Savage -- Christopher Buckley -- Curtis Sittenfeld -- James McBride -- James Patterson -- Jonathan Lethem -- Jhumpa Lahiri -- Richard Dawkins -- Sting -- Andrew Solomon-- Malcolm Gladwell -- Scott Turow -- Donna Tartt -- Ann Patchett -- Amy Tan -- Bryan Cranston -- Michael Connelly -- Neil deGrasse Tyson -- E.L. Doctorow -- Chang-Rae Lee -- Gary Shteyngart -- Rachel Kushner -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Summary:
Sixty-five of the world's leading writers open up about the books and authors that have meant the most to them. Every Sunday, readers of The New York Times Book Review turn with anticipation to see which novelist, historian, short story writer, or artist will be the subject of the popular "By the Book" feature. These wide-ranging interviews are conducted by Pamela Paul, the editor of the Book Review, and here she brings together sixty-five of the most intriguing and fascinating exchanges, featuring personalities as varied as David Sedaris, Hilary Mantel, Michael Chabon, Khaled Hosseini, Anne Lamott, and James Patterson. These questions and answers admit us into the private worlds of these authors, as they reflect on their work habits, reading preferences, inspirations, pet peeves, and recommendations. By the Book contains the full uncut interviews, reflecting a range of experiences and observations that deepens readers' understanding of the literary sensibility and the writing process. It also features dozens of sidebars that reveal the commonalities and conflicts among the participants, underscoring those influences that are truly universal and those that remain matters of individual taste. If you are a devoted reader, By the Book is a way to invite sixty-five of the most interesting guests into your world. It's a book party not to be missed.
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