New & Noteworthy The New York Timeswith A Foreword By Susan Orlean, Twenty-three Of Today''s Living Literary Legends, Including Donna Tartt, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Andrew Sean Greer, Laila Lalami, And Michael Chabon, Reveal The Books That Made Them Think, Brought Them Joy, And Changed Their Lives In This Intimate, Moving, And Insightful Collection From American''s Librarian And Recipient Of The National Book Foundation''s Literarian Award For Outstanding Service Nancy Pearl And Noted Playwright Jeff Schwager That Celebrates The Power Of Literature And Reading To Connect Us All.before Jennifer Egan, Louise Erdrich, Luis Alberto Urrea, And Jonathan Lethem Became Revered Authors, They Were Readers. In This Ebullient Book, Americas Favorite Librarian Nancy Pearl And Noted-playwright Jeff Schwager Interview A Diverse Range Of America''s Most Notable And Influential Writers About The Books That Shaped Them And Inspired Them To Leave Their Own Literary Mark.illustrated With Beautiful Line Drawings, The Writers Library Is A Revelatory Exploration Of The Studies, Libraries, And Bookstores Of Todays Favorite Authorsthe Creative Artists Whose Imagination And Sublime Talent Make America''s Literary Scene The Wonderful, Dynamic World It Is.