NEW & NOTEWORTHY ~ THE NEW YORK TIMESWith a Foreword bySusan Orlean, twenty-three of today's living literary legends, includingDonna Tartt,Viet Thanh Nguyen,Andrew Sean Greer,Laila Lalami, andMichael Chabon, reveal the books that made them think, brought them joy, and changed their lives in this intimate, moving, and insightful collection from “American's Librarian”Nancy Pearland noted playwrightJeff Schwagerthat celebrates the power of literature and reading to connect us all.BeforeJennifer Egan,Louise Erdrich,Luis Alberto Urrea, andJonathan Lethembecame revered authors, they were readers. In this ebullient book, America's favorite librarianNancy Pearland noted-playwrightJeff Schwagerinterview a diverse range of America's most notable and influential writers about the books that shaped them and inspired them to leave their own literary mark.Illustrated with beautiful line drawings,The Writer’s Libraryis a revelatory exploration of the studies, libraries, & bookstores of today’s favorite authors—the creative artists whose imagination & sublime talent make America's literary scene the wonderful, dynamic world it is. A love letter to books & a celebration of wordsmiths,The Writer’s Libraryis a treasure for anyone who has been moved by the written word.The authors inThe Writer’s Libraryare:Russell BanksTC BoyleMichael ChabonSusan ChoiJennifer EganDave EggersLouise ErdrichRichard FordLaurie FrankelAndrew Sean GreerJane HirshfieldSiri HustvedtCharles JohnsonLaila LalamiJonathan LethemDonna TarttMadeline MillerViet Thanh NguyenLuis Alberto UrreaVendela VidaAyelet WaldmanMaaza MengisteAmor Towles