Reading with the Stars

Reading with the Stars: A Celebration of Books and Libraries by Leonard Kniffel
Adult Non-Fiction Shelves - Upper Level - 027 K

This is a fun little book in which celebrities share their love of libraries and books. Each essay is just a few pages long, but some are quite powerful. For example, Pulitzer Prize-winner David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross) calls the Chicago Public Library his "alma mater" because he would skip school to read there. The essays by Ken Burns, who spent a remarkable afternoon with NYPL's Vartan Gregorian, and Ralph Nader ("I really don't need another cause, but reading about the state of libraries made me blush with shame." p.114) are especially poignant. The book includes lists of titles written by and/or recommended by the celebrities. Anyone who loves reading and libraries will appreciate this little gem.