Performed by Nancy Pearl, Jeff
Schwager and a multi-cast that includes book contributors Luis Alberto Urrea,
Siri Hustvedt, Laurie Frankel, Vendela Vida, and Richard Ford. The Writer’s
Library audiobook also features real conversations with Michael Chabon,
Ayelet Waldman, and Laila Lalami.

With 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" Nancy Pearl and noted playwright Jeff Schwager that celebrates the power of literature and reading to connect us all.

The Writer’s Library is a revelatory exploration of the studies, libraries, and bookstores of today’s favorite authors—the creative artists whose imagination and sublime talent make America's literary scene the wonderful, dynamic world it is. A love letter to books and a celebration of wordsmiths, The Writer’s Library is a treasure for anyone who has been moved by the written word.

The authors in The Writer’s Library are:

• Russell Banks
• TC Boyle
• Michael Chabon
• Susan Choi
• Jennifer Egan
• Dave Eggers
• Louise Erdrich
• Richard Ford
• Laurie Frankel
• Andrew Sean Greer
• Jane Hirshfield
• Siri Hustvedt
• Charles Johnson
• Laila Lalami
• Jonathan Lethem
• Donna Tartt
• Madeline Miller
• Viet Thanh Nguyen
• Luis Alberto Urrea
• Vendela Vida
• Ayelet Waldman
• Maaza Mengiste
• Amor Towles