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There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a long tradition of writers writing about their libraries. Some of the first modern essays\u00e2\u20ac\u201dby Michel de Montaigne<\/a> and Sir Francis Bacon<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u201dare on that very subject. Among more recent publications, you might enjoy Anne Fadiman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s collection Ex Libris<\/a><\/em> or Larry McMurtry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen<\/a><\/em>. The trouble with people writing about their libraries is, well, every writer has one. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s like writing about your left hand. Or your M.F.A. program. But McMurtry is a special case. If he had never written Lonesome Dove<\/a><\/em> or The Last Picture Show<\/a><\/em>, he would be famous\u00e2\u20ac\u201dat least among collectors\u00e2\u20ac\u201das one of the country\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most respected dealers in used and rare books. When he writes about his library, he always has something interesting to say.<\/p>\n Read More<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n via Paris Review Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a long tradition of writers writing about their libraries. Some of the first modern essays\u00e2\u20ac\u201dby Michel de Montaigne and Sir Francis Bacon\u00e2\u20ac\u201dare on that very subject. Among more recent publications, you might enjoy Anne Fadiman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s collection Ex Libris or Larry McMurtry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen. The trouble with people writing … Continue reading Writers and their Libraries<\/span>