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Who We're Reading When We're Reading Murakami Summary
Who We're Reading When We're Reading Murakami
by David Karashima 2020 289 pages
3.73
463 ratings
Japan
Writing
Books About Books
Outwitting History Summary
Outwitting History
The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books
by Aaron Lansky 2004 328 pages
4.25
2.2K ratings
History
Jewish
Memoir
Library 2020 Summary
Library 2020
Today's Leading Visionaries Describe Tomorrow's Library
by Joseph Janes 2013 168 pages
3.49
120 ratings
Library Science
Leadership
Adult
The Well-Educated Mind Summary
The Well-Educated Mind
A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had
by Susan Wise Bauer 2003 432 pages
3.99
3.8K ratings
Books About Books
Reference
Self Help
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop Summary
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
by Satoshi Yagisawa 2011 176 pages
3.86
27.3K ratings
Japan
Contemporary
Japanese Literature
Was the Cat in the Hat Black? Summary
Was the Cat in the Hat Black?
The Hidden Racism of Children's Literature, and the Need for Diverse Books
by Philip Nel 2017 288 pages
4.10
428 ratings
Education
Race
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The Thirteenth Tale Summary
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield 2006 406 pages
3.98
321.8K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Monkeys with Typewriters Summary
Monkeys with Typewriters
How to Write Fiction and Unlock the Secret Power of Stories
by Scarlett Thomas 2012 480 pages
4.16
526 ratings
Writing
Reference
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The Written World Summary
The Written World
The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, Civilization
by Martin Puchner 2014 537 pages
3.92
1.8K ratings
History
Books About Books
Literature
The Art of War for Writers Summary
The Art of War for Writers
Fiction Writing Strategies, Tactics, and Exercises
by James Scott Bell 2009 259 pages
4.20
1.6K ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The World's Strongest Librarian Summary
The World's Strongest Librarian
A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family
by Josh Hanagarne 2013 291 pages
3.81
12.4K ratings
Memoir
Biography
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Read for Your Life Summary
Read for Your Life
11 Ways to Better Yourself Through Books
by Pat Williams 2007 311 pages
3.73
104 ratings
Self Help
Books About Books
Reader, Come Home Summary
Reader, Come Home
The Reading Brain in a Digital World
by Maryanne Wolf 2018 272 pages
3.89
4.2K ratings
Science
Psychology
Education
The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist Summary
The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist
by Orhan Pamuk 2010 208 pages
3.94
3.0K ratings
Writing
Essays
Turkish Literature
Your Creative Writing Masterclass Summary
Your Creative Writing Masterclass
by Jürgen Wolff 2012 320 pages
3.88
177 ratings
Writing
Crafts
Books About Books
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts Summary
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts
by Joshua Hammer 2016 280 pages
3.49
12.1K ratings
History
Africa
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The Reading Mind Summary
The Reading Mind
A Cognitive Approach to Understanding How the Mind Reads
by Daniel T. Willingham 2017 233 pages
4.15
544 ratings
Education
Psychology
Science
No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy Summary
No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy
Memoirs of a Working-Class Reader
by Mark Hodkinson 2022 368 pages
3.77
609 ratings
Memoir
Books About Books
Biography
The Art of X-Ray Reading Summary
The Art of X-Ray Reading
by Roy Peter Clark 2016 288 pages
4.04
963 ratings
Writing
Books About Books
Education
The End of Your Life Book Club Summary
The End of Your Life Book Club
by Will Schwalbe 2012 336 pages
3.81
55.4K ratings
Memoir
Book Club
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How to Read and Why Summary
How to Read and Why
by Harold Bloom 2000 288 pages
3.60
3.8K ratings
Literary Criticism
Books About Books
Literature
Book Lust Summary
Book Lust
Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
by Nancy Pearl 2003 287 pages
3.77
3.6K ratings
Books About Books
Reference
Writing
The Woman in the Library Summary
The Woman in the Library
by Sulari Gentill 2022 292 pages
3.51
80.1K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Bookstore Sisters Summary
The Bookstore Sisters
by Alice Hoffman 2022 36 pages
4.00
93.7K ratings
Short Stories
Contemporary
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The Anatomy of Influence Summary
The Anatomy of Influence
Literature as a Way of Life
by Harold Bloom 2011 368 pages
3.93
470 ratings
Literary Criticism
Literature
Poetry
Paperbacks from Hell Summary
Paperbacks from Hell
The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction
by Grady Hendrix 2017 254 pages
4.27
11.3K ratings
Horror
History
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The Man Who Loved Books Too Much Summary
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much
The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
by Allison Hoover Bartlett 2009 274 pages
3.44
13.6K ratings
Books About Books
True Crime
Biography
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn Summary
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
by Mark Lawrence 2023 559 pages
3.99
33.4K ratings
Fantasy
Books About Books
Science Fiction
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop Summary
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
by Hwang Bo-Reum 2022 307 pages
3.93
61.2K ratings
Contemporary
Books About Books
Cozy
Books v. Cigarettes Summary
Books v. Cigarettes
by George Orwell 1946 126 pages
3.83
8.2K ratings
Essays
Classics
Philosophy
The Intelligent Reader’s Guide To Reading Summary
The Intelligent Reader’s Guide To Reading
How To Read A Book The Right Way For Stronger Comprehension And Better Recall
by Thinknetic 2023 232 pages
3.99
131 ratings
Books About Books
Education
A World Without "Whom" Summary
A World Without "Whom"
The Essential Guide to Language in the BuzzFeed Age
by Emmy J. Favilla 2017 311 pages
3.72
485 ratings
Language
Writing
Reference
The Year of Reading Dangerously Summary
The Year of Reading Dangerously
by Andy Miller 2012 338 pages
3.32
6.1K ratings
Books About Books
Memoir
Biography
More Baths, Less Talking Summary
More Baths, Less Talking
by Nick Hornby 2012 135 pages
3.88
2.0K ratings
Essays
Books About Books
Humor
I'd Rather Be Reading Summary
I'd Rather Be Reading
The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
by Anne Bogel 2018 156 pages
4.02
19.8K ratings
Books About Books
Essays
Memoir
The Little Paris Bookshop Summary
The Little Paris Bookshop
by Nina George 2013 392 pages
3.51
104.5K ratings
Book Club
Romance
Books About Books
The Book on the Bookshelf Summary
The Book on the Bookshelf
by Henry Petroski 1999 304 pages
3.75
1.5K ratings
Books About Books
History
Microhistory
The Meaning of Everything Summary
The Meaning of Everything
The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
by Simon Winchester 2003 288 pages
3.99
5.2K ratings
History
Language
Biography
The Bookshop on the Corner Summary
The Bookshop on the Corner
by Jenny Colgan 2016 348 pages
3.84
97.4K ratings
Romance
Books About Books
Chick Lit
Thug Notes Summary
Thug Notes
A Street-Smart Guide to Classic Literature
by Sparky Sweets 2015 304 pages
3.96
558 ratings
Humor
Classics
Literature
Steering the Craft Summary
Steering the Craft
Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1998 173 pages
4.23
5.7K ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
The Shadow of a Great Rock Summary
The Shadow of a Great Rock
A Literary Appreciation of the King James Bible
by Harold Bloom 2011 320 pages
3.47
182 ratings
Religion
Literary Criticism
History
The Ministry of Truth Summary
The Ministry of Truth
The Biography of George Orwell's 1984
by Dorian Lynskey 2019 368 pages
4.13
1.3K ratings
History
Biography
Politics
Bandersnatch Summary
Bandersnatch
C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings
by Diana Pavlac Glyer 2016 202 pages
4.27
1.3K ratings
Writing
Biography
History
Breaking Bread with the Dead Summary
Breaking Bread with the Dead
A Reader's Guide to a More Tranquil Mind
by Alan Jacobs 2020 192 pages
3.92
2.0K ratings
Books About Books
Philosophy
Essays
Q's Legacy Summary
Q's Legacy
A Delightful Account of a Lifelong Love Affair with Books
by Helene Hanff 1985 177 pages
4.05
2.2K ratings
Books About Books
Memoir
Biography
But Can I Start a Sentence with "But"? Summary
But Can I Start a Sentence with "But"?
Advice from the Chicago Style Q&A
by University of Chicago Press 2016 112 pages
4.27
127 ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
The Library of Ever Summary
The Library of Ever
by Zeno Alexander 2019 197 pages
3.77
2.0K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Books About Books
How to Write a Sentence Summary
How to Write a Sentence
And How to Read One
by Stanley Fish 2011 165 pages
3.48
3.3K ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
The Library of Borrowed Hearts Summary
The Library of Borrowed Hearts
by Lucy Gilmore 2024 368 pages
3.86
14.2K ratings
Romance
Books About Books
Contemporary
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