FOR THE LOVE OF BOOKS & READING

A bibliophile is a lover of books; a bibliomaniac is one who enjoys collecting books; and a book worm is a person who enjoys reading.
This list celebrates all three people.
Non Fiction
Atlas, J. The Book Wars.
Z1039.C65 A75 1990

Barr, S. Voices that endured: The
great books and the active life
CB151.B295

Bikerts, S. The Gutenberg
Elegies: the Fate of Reading in
an Electronic Age. Z1003.B57
1994

Bloom, H. The Western
Canon: The Books and Schools
of the Ages PN81.B545 1993

Bradley.V. The New Gold in your
Attic. Ref. Z1000.B78 1968

Coles, R. The Call of Stories
PS3553.O47456.Z463 1989



Davies, R. A Voice from the
Attic. PR6007.A814 V6

Denby, D. Great Books.
CB245.C44 1996

Donoghue, D. The Practice of
Reading PR21.D66 1998

Downs, R. Books that Changed
the World. CB151.D62

Hirschberg, C. The Priceless Gift.
Z1003.H57

Jackson, H. J. Marginalia:
Readers Writing in Books Z1003.
J12 2001

Kay-Smith, S. All the Books
of my Life. PR6021.A8 A7

McKenna, D. How to Read a
Christian Book. Z1039.C47
M45 2001

Powell, L. A Passion for Books
Z992.P65

Sire, James How to Read Slowly:
A Christian Guide to Reading
with the Mind. Z1003.S597

Stefferud, Alfred, ed. The
Wonderful World of Books.
Z1003.S83

Weldon, Fay. Letters to Alice on
First Reading Jane Austen
PR4037.W45 1990


Children

Bauer, Caroline F. Read for the Fun of
It. Z718.1.B38 1992

Bodart, J. Booktalk! 4. Z716.3.B637
1992
Moss, Joyce. Books for Children to Read
Alone. Ref. Z1037.W748 1988

Roser, Nancy. Children’s Choices.
Z1037.C54454 1983

Savage, John F. For the love of
Literature: Children & Books in the
Elementary years LB1575.S28 2000

Fiction

Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451.
PS3503.R167 F3

Brookner, Anita. Hotel du Lac.
PR6052.R5816 H66 1986

De Leeuw, Adele. With a High Heart
PS3507.E453 W5

Eco, Umberto. The Name of the
Rose. PQ4865.C6 N613 1984

Galsworthy, John. The End of the
Chapter. PR6013.A5 E5

Many popular fiction books center on reading. If you are interested try these authors at your local public library
Block, Lawrence. The Burgler who
liked to quote Kipling
Cross, Amanda. The James Joyce
Murders
Cooley, Martha. The Archivist
Goldsmith, Olivia. The Bestseller
Hart, Carolyn A Little Class on
Murder
Vine, Barbara The Chimney
Sweeper’s Boy

Children’s Fiction

Bradley, M. More than anything else. PZ7.B7175
Mo 1995. The story of Booker T. Washing
ton as a young boy.

Caseley, J. Sophie and Sammy’s Library Sleep
over. PZ7.C2677 So 1993 A brother and
sister explore books.

Colon, R. Tomas and the Library Lady PZ7.
N78819 To 1997 How a librarian helped a
young migrant worker explore reading.

Stewart, Sarah. The Library PZ8.3.S855 Li 1995

You can find the following books at your local Public Library.
Mann, Pamela. The Frog Princess
Pinkwater, Daniel. Aunt Lulu
Thaler, M. The Librarian from the Black
Lagoon