Books for Booklovers

Books about books and book readers. The selections below range from expert and opinionated reviews and recommendations to tales of bibliophilic excess. Click on titles to view and reserve these books in the Library Catalog.

Recommended Reading

	100 One–Night Reads: A Book Lover’s Guide by David C. Major and John S. Major More about this book
	1001 Books for Every Mood by Hallie Ephron More about this book
	1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die by Peter Boxall, editor More about this book
	Bibliotherapy: The Girl’s Guide to Books for Every Phase of Our Lives by Nancy Peske and Beverly West More about this book
	Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nancy Pearl More about this book
	Book Sense Best Books: 125 Favorite Books Recommended by Independent Booksellers More about this book
	Great Books for Every Book Lover: 2002 Book Suggestions for the Discriminating Bibliophile by Thomas J. Craughwell More about this book
	More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nancy Pearl More about this book
	Reader’s Choice: 200 Book Club Favorites by Victoria Golden McMains More about this book
	A Year of Reading: A Month-by-Month Guide to Classics and Crowd-Pleasers for You or Your Book Group by Elizabeth Ellington & Jane Freimiller More about this book

Reflections on Reading

	Book by Book: Notes on Reading and Life by Michael Dirda More about this book
	Booknotes: America’s Finest Authors on Reading, Writing, and the Power of Ideas by Brian Lamb, editor More about this book
	Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman More about this book
	For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most by Ronald B. Shwartz More about this book
	Leave Me Alone, I’m Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books by Maureen Corrigan More about this book
	Remarkable Reads: 34 Writers and Their Adventures in Reading by J. Peder Zane, editor More about this book
	Rereadings: Seventeen Authors Revisit Books They Love by Anne Fadiman, editor More about this book
	The Most Wonderful Books: Writers on Discovering the Pleasures of Reading by Michael Dorris and Emilie Buchwald, editors More about this book
	Why We Read What We Read: A Delightfully Opinionated Journey Through Contemporary Bestsellers by Lisa Adams and John Heath More about this book

Bibliomania & Book Collecting

	A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books by Nicholas A. Basbanes More about this book
	Patience & Fortitude: A Roving Chronicle of Book People, Book Places, and Book Culture by Nicholas A. Basbanes More about this book
	A Pound of Paper: Confessions of a Book Addict by John Baxter More about this book
	Sixpence House: Lost in a Town of Books by Paul Collins More about this book