NIGHTLY READING THREAD: Welcome to Edition #55 of #GMGReads. Every night through this weird time, I'm tweeting out a list of my five favorite books around a general theme—and a link to an indie bookstore where you can order them online....
In keeping with my weekend themes of lighter, more fun reading, I thought tonight I'd feature books about letters themselves—the art of letters and the pleasure of reading, all available at @Powells or through @Bookshop_Org....
1) LETTERS OF NOTE, collected from @LettersOfNote, is one of the most fun books I've ever come acros— a collection of odd, important, wry, whimsical, and unexpected letters from all walks of life and personalities: powells.com/book/-97814521…
2) Simon Garfield's book TO THE LETTER is a wonderful meditation and history on letter-writing and the art of letters (and has a ton of fun postal history!): bookshop.org/books/to-the-l…
3) Susan Orlean's (@susanorlean) THE LIBRARY BOOK is a delightful history of libraries and reading, set against a devastating arson case in Los Angeles: bookshop.org/books/the-libr…
4) Novelist Robertson Davies' letters have been collected into FOR YOUR EYE ALONE, which is just as much of a hoot as his actually books: powells.com/book/-97801420…
5) E.B. White's POEMS AND SKETCHES is easily digestible, scene by scene, and just a wonderful collection of rich language: powells.com/book/-97800601…
Those are tonight's #GMGReads. What are your favorite books on reading? Collections of letters? What are you reading this weekend? Share! #avidreadersunite
