Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany (Book for Writers, Book Lovers Miscellany with Booklist) by Jane Mount (Illustrator)
Searching for perfect book lovers gifts? Rejoice! Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany, is a love letter to all things bookish. Author Jane Mount brings literary people, places, and things to life through her signature and vibrant illustrations. It's a must-have for every book collection, and makes a wonderful literary gift for book lovers, writers, and more.Readers of Jane Mount's Bibliophile will delight in:Touring the world's most beautiful bookstoresTesting their knowledge of the written word with quizzesFinding their next great read in lovingly curated stacks of booksSampling the most famous fictional mealsPeeking inside the workspaces of their favorite authorsA source of endless inspiration, literary facts and recommendations: Bibliophile is pure bookish joy and sure to enchant book clubbers, English majors, poetry devotees, aspiring writers, and any and all who identify as book lovers.If you have read or own:I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life; The Written World: The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, and Civilization; or How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines; then you will want to read and own Jane Mount's Bibliophile.
- Adult
- Classics
- Hardcover
- ISBN-13 - 9781452167237
- Page count - 224
- Product dimensions - 7.5 W x 9.1 H x 1.1 D
- Jane Mount (Illustrator)
- Publisher: Chronicle Books
- Publication Date: 09-11-2018
Web ID: 6766712
An interesting concept and way to talk about books
Though a technical person, I love physical books so I was intrigued when I saw <i>Bibliophile</i> as part of a display at Barnes & Noble about...well...books. I thought the concept of a collection of illustrations about books with snippets about them and various other literary topics such as bookstores and libraries worked very well. It's not the kind of book you sit down and read for an extended period, though you could if you wanted. It's also not a coffee table book in my opinion. It falls somewhere in between; I would read a few pages here and there, enjoying the book covers, some of which I recognized and others I did not. I even learned of a few books I would like to read! There are some places where the book seems a little "woke" in how it treats certain books and topics, but it is not in your face about it. However, her sequel appears that it will go more in that direction so I will end my reading of this series here with good feelings about <i>Bibliophile</i>
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