The Most Wonderful Books
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Fifty-seven great contemporary writers describe the books and the events that made them lifelong readers. Think back, for a moment, to the first book you really loved -- the one you read over and over, day and night, because it took you someplace you never wanted to leave. Or remember the person -- a teacher, a parent, a librarian -- who showed you how words could make magic. These are the memories that fifty-seven of today's best writers share in The Most Wonderful Books -- the stories, the experiences, and the people that made them lifelong readers. - Back cover.
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I'm a sap for reading books about books and books about readers, so this book was perfect for me.
My favorite essay was by Bill Holm. Here's a little bit that I liked:
“...I read them (books) like an addict. A day—even an hour or two—without print makes me edgy and hungry. I hide books in my car, both trunk and cubbyhole, in my office drawers, in side pockets of duffel bags....The vision of jail with a good library is not so bad. With no books, I'd be a fine candidate for suicide....Books contain the seven basic food groups of the soul. Ignore them and you starve inside; you die with a malnourished, shrivelled, bony spirit....”
