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By the Book Author: Edited by Pamela Paul [USA] Publisher: Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House Original title: By the Book
By the Book Author: Edited by Pamela Paul [USA] Publisher: Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House Original title: By the Book
Description
Introduction · · · · · ·
[Content Introduction]
"The Bedside Book" is a collection of classic columns of the New York Times Book Review Weekly, including interviews by Pamela Paul, editor-in-chief of the New York Times Book Review, with 65 world-renowned writers and celebrities, presenting in depth their reading, life and writing.
Neil Gaiman, John Irving, Elizabeth Gilbert, Joyce Carol Oates, Michael Chabon, JK Rowling, Ian McEwan, Alan de Botton, Hilary Mantel, Dan Brown, Jonathan Franzen, Donna Tartt, James Patterson, Arnold Schwarzenegger... They are popular creators and in-depth readers. In The Pillow Book, these writers and celebrities sincerely, seriously and humorously talk about their literary tastes, writing habits, sources of inspiration, private book lists, gossip and guilty pleasures. While presenting their unknown side, they also share with readers one thing that has never changed: reading has made them what they are today.
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[Editor's Recommendation]
What are you reading? What do you plan to read?
What are you thinking about when you write? What are you thinking about when you read?
Through "The Pillow Book", 65 well-known writers and celebrities answered!
- The New York Times Book Review's classic column of the same name
- Hosted by Pamela Paul, editor-in-chief of the New York Times Reading column
- 65 conversations about reading and life, a wonderful feast for book lovers
- Self-analysis of the creator: childhood enlightenment, reading preferences, idol writers, writing habits
- Wonderful gossip in the literary world: mutual admiration and confrontation among writers
- The writer's beloved "bedside book" is revealed all at once!
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[Comment]
In a world full of cynicism, jealousy and negative comments, the "Bedside Books" column has become a pure land. - Pamela Paul (Editor-in-Chief of The New York Times Book Review)
The Pillow Book column is my favorite content in the New York Times. I will read these interviews as soon as they are published... A good writer's reading hobby is often a window into his inner world. - Scott Durow (American writer)
A great collection of literary delights. ——Publishers Weekly
Priceless treasure. --Vanity Fair
About the Author · · · · · ·
[US] Pamela Paul
Editor-in-Chief of The New York Times Book Review, Head of the New York Times Books column, Columnist for Time Magazine, and articles published in The Economist, Psychology Today, Marie Claire, etc. He is the author of Marriage and the Future of the Marriage System, The Revelation of Pornography Consumption, Being a Parent, My Reading Life, etc.
Translated by Pu Liya
Young translator, studied at Sun Yat-sen University, Shanghai International Studies University, and Wake Forest University, USA, and currently lives in Suzhou. His translations include Rebecca of Sun Creek Farm, etc.
Table of contents · · · · · ·
JK Rowling David Mitchell John Grisham
PJ O'RourkeAnne LamottIan McEwanRichard Arnold SchwarzeneggerFrancine ProwseJared DiamondAlain de BottonDave BarryKatherine BouMarilyn RobinsonSheryl SandbergCaroline KennedyIsabelle AllendeAnna QuindlenJonathan FranzenHilary MantelWalter MosleyKhaled HosseiniJanet WaltersDan BrownDan SavageChristopher BuckleyCurtis SiddenfeldJames McBrideJames PattersonJonathan LethemJumpa LahiriRichard DawkinsSteenAndrew SolomonMalcolm GladwellScott DuroDonna TatAnn PatchettAmy TanBryan CrestonMichael ConnellyNeil deGrasse Tyson
EL Doctorow Chang-rae Lee Gary Sterngart Rachel Kushner