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Ex Libris: 100+ Books to Read and Reread

By (author) Michiko Kakutani

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From â€˜the most powerful book critic in the English-speaking worldâ€™ (Vanity Fair) comes an inspiring and beautifully illustrated selection of the life-changing books that none of us should miss â€˜Why do we love books so much?â€™ For legendary literary critic Michiko Kakutani, books have always been an escape and a sanctuary, the characters of some novels feeling so real to her childhood self that she worried they might leap out of the pages at night if she left the book cover open. In Ex Libris, she offers a personal selection of over 100 works of fiction, nonfiction and poetry, with passionate essays on why each has had a profound effect on her life. From Homerâ€™s The Odyssey to The Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Margaret Atwoodâ€™s The Handmaidâ€™s Tale to Elena Ferranteâ€™s Neapolitan Novels, Ex Libris covers a rich and vast range of classics, old and new, that will help build a well-rounded reader and citizen of the world. With gorgeous illustrations by lettering artist Dana Tanamachi that evoke vintage bookplates leafed between Kakutaniâ€™s inspiring essays,Â Ex LibrisÂ points us to our next great read â€“ and proves an unmissable reminder of why we fell in love with reading in the first place.

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