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Library BookeBook

Library Book

by Bella Bathurst, Kate Mosse and Julie Myerson

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eBook (EPUB) 
Publisher:
Profile 
Publication Date:
02 February 2012 
Category:
Library & Information Sciences 
ISBN:
9781847658401 

Description

From Alan Bennett's Baffled at a Bookcase, to Lucy Mangan's Library Rules, famous writers tell us all about how libraries are used and why they're important. Tom Holland writes about libraries in the ancient world, while Seth Godin describes what a library will look like in the future. Lionel Shriver thinks books are the best investment, Hardeep Singh Kohli makes a confession and Julie Myerson remembers how her career began beside the shelves. Using memoir, history, polemic and some short stories too, The Library Book celebrates 'that place where they lend you books for free' and the people who work there.All royalties go to The Reading Agency, to help their work supporting libraries.

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  • <i>The Library Book</i> is a collection of 23 short pieces extolling the virtues of the public library. It is an easy and enjoyable read, however it was slightly more political than I had expected it to be – it is evidently a response to the current library closures throughout the UK and there is an obvious (yet unobtrusive) 'anti-Tory' sentiment running throughout which, although valid, did sometimes seem unnecessary. While the collection is relatively optimistic about the fate of our libraries, this confidence did at times seem forced, and I found myself wondering if this anthology is more of a eulogy than a defence.

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    benjamin7857

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