Any book about writing will tell you that if you want to be a better writer you need to read more. In The Writer's Library: The Authors You Love on the Books That Changed Their Lives, Nancy Pearl and Jeff Schwager interview 23 writers about their favorite books and which ones influenced them the most.
When I pick up a book by my favorite authors, I don't really think who THEIR favorite authors are as well. It was so interesting to read these interviews. Pearl and Schwager ask very interesting questions to authors like Donna Tartt, Jennifer Egan, and Richard Ford, who in turn, provide thought-provoking answers. At the end of each interview is a list of many of the books mentioned in the interview, making it easy to put them on your own reading list.
I came away inspired to read not only many of these authors' works but also the books they recommended. I, for one, wholeheartedly recommend this to those who love books about books.
MY RATING - 4
