Bibliomemoirs

elkiedee: Paperback/Kindle TBR

charl08: Mostly for the cover. I also find her too name droppy.

elkiedee: I've discussed this book with others and am not alone in finding Susan Hill infuriating though sometimes interesting. She's a bit of a namedropper (and very conservative politically though this isn't necessary conspicuous in this book). I did nonetheless buy a copy for my mum's husband who seemed to like it more than I did.

elkiedee: TBR

elkiedee: A memoir of working at Virago Books for many years, and some colleagues, Virago authors and other people. Very diplomatic in tone.

elkiedee: I thought this was a biography but it's really a memoir of Lara Feigel, reading Doris Lessing's work and studying her life, and looking at Feigel's own experiences and thoughts through this filter.

elkiedee: TBR

elkiedee: About the author sharing and discussing books with his mum as she was dying of cancer.

elkiedee: TBR

elkiedee: Kindle TBR

elkiedee: A memoir of a life reading and working with books

elkiedee: A short and sweet American bibliomemoir, not spectacular but enjoyable. I'm particularly envious of living right next door to the library, not that mine is far away from here. I've worked in 2 buildings which contained library branches in them, and that was a great thing in my last job, that if I needed a little escape to clear my head, I could especially during the sad months at the end of my time there (losing my boss to cancer) I could wander through and downstairs for a couple of minutes.

charl08: I love this book although it's sad (bye bye amazing personal library). Is Manguel the only author from outside anglophone writing on this list?

elkiedee: Short memoir essay by a novelist about preparing to downsize

elkiedee: Paperback TBR

elkiedee: Kindle TBR - since April 2012. At this rate I'm going to have to add another category to my reading schedule and have even more books on the go.