pickWhat a wonderful way to find and/or rediscover the greats. I'm ashamed to say I didn't know everyone, so I have to vet reading––especially the late 20th-century writers. The hard part will be finding the best translations, though I trust the reviewers here at Litsy will show me the way.
When I saw the tagged book I put together a few items from Daedalus, My friend went on the site Writers was already gone .
I saw this at the bookstore and had to refrain from getting it. Even though I learned about a lot of these writers and their lives in school, I still want this book 📖 However, I cant seem to get over the fact that the Brothers Grimm aren‘t included! #bibliophile #nonfiction #literature #mustread #bookworm
We recently had the pleasure of stopping in Franklin, Indiana to visit Wild Geese Bookshop—a charming little bookstore named after one of our favorite poems, “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver, which inspired the owner to leave her career as a lawyer and follow her dreams as a bookseller! Thanks to bookseller John who helped us by holding the book for this #bookfacefriday! #undergroundbookfaces
Christmas book haul part two! 🎅⛄🎄🎁 Shown here are Discworld books and a GORGEOUS book featuring a bunch of authors and their lives. Truly awesome! 💕😍📚 #bookhaul
Here are the Christmas goodies from my amazing #litsypenpal. What a wonderful selection of books! My mouth was open in awe unwrapping them all. That writers book is right up my alley and I can‘t wait to get into it. That signed copy of “The Library Book” too! She even included some treats and toy for my Foxy (he‘s delighted). You are too much @Litlady and I‘m so thankful! Thanks a million and then some! I love it all!🌲🦊🎅🤗
Merry Christmas to the northern hemisphere Littens from the future Boxing Day.
Finally got a chance to sit down and appreciate my #bookhaul 💕
pickAlthough this book was too expensive for me to buy, I found myself reading it for a long time in the bookstore & then ordering it from the library. Its short biographies of great writers are rewarding, always pulling me to look at one more. It‘s fascinating to see whose life & works merit a big spread & whose only get a brief note in an era‘s “directory.” Paging through this is a lot more fun than reading Wikipedia bios on a computer screen.
I discovered a beauty in the bookstore a few weeks ago. I passed it by because of the expense that it would have added to the purchases for that day. I've thought about it everyday since then. When I returned to the bookstore to see if it was still there 'waiting for me,' I noticed this quote by Albert Camus on the back cover, "The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself." This time I presented it to its new home.??
Writers: Their Lives and Works | 
