On the Love of Books
Larry McMurtry, Pulitzer Prize winner for Lonesome Dove, recently delivered his semi-autobiographical title, Books: a Memoir. Between the covers, the author reveals his life-long love affair with books and reading.
If you are asking yourself "What's different about this book?" -- as opposed to legions of others proclaiming a similar reverence -- we're here to say McMurtry's book is written with a holistic perspective. McMurtry not only writes books, he's navigated the publishing industry for over 50 years and also owns book stores that deal with collectible and hard-to-find titles. His experience makes for interesting opinions on book plates, audio books, popular book culture, and everything in between...
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