BY THE BOOK: WRITERS ON LITERATURE & THE LITERARY LIFE... (Hardcover)

Sixty-five of the world's leading writers open up about THE BOOKS and AUTHORS that have meant the most to them. Every Sunday, readers of The New York Times Book Review turn with anticipation to see which novelist, historian, short story writer, or artist will be the subject of the popular By the Book feature.

These wide-ranging interviews are conducted by Pamela Paul, the editor of the Book Review, and here she brings together sixty-five of the MOST INTRIGUING and FASCINATING EXCHANGES, featuring personalities as varied as J. K. Rowling, Alain de Botton, Lena Dunham, Junot Díaz, David Sedaris, Hilary Mantel, Michael Chabon, Khaled Hosseini, Neil deGrasse Tyson and so much more.

BY THE BOOK contains the full uncut interviews, offering a range of experiences and observations that deepens readers' understanding of the literary sensibility and the writing process. For the devoted reader, it is a way to invite sixty-five of the most interesting guests into your world. It's a book party not to be missed.

“INVALUABLE.”
—Vanity Fair Magazine

“The effect is like being at a very well-attended cocktail party, or peeking onto the nightstand of a favorite author. . . At times DELIGHTFUL and ALWAYS ENTERTAINING.”
—Library Journal

“A captivating hodgepodge of literary musings.”
—Publishers Weekly

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