Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
Pick Your
Battles
Get Ur Rest
Look for Joy
We have
A Big Fight
Ahead
You still
have time to
to send some
money DU`s
way. Support
the summer
fund drive!

I have
DU friends
everywhere.



Rebellions
are built
on HOPE




DU
keeps
HOPE
alive


Thank you

EarlG

Check out
all the stickies
on Grovelbot's
Big Board!

getting old in mke

(813 posts)
Mon Sep 30, 2013, 07:08 PM Sep 2013

Books about books

So, I'm reading _The Shadow of the Wind_ by Carlos Ruiz Zafón and it made me start thinking about books about books.

Since I've always really liked such meta-books, I thought it might be fun if we put together a list.

As starters, I'll also include:

_Club Dumas_ by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
_The Neverending Story_ by Michael Ende
_The Princess Bride_ by William Goldman

John Dunning's Cliff Janeway mysteries:
_Booked to Die
_The Bookman's Wake_
_The Bookman's Promise_
_The Sign of the Book_
_The Bookwoman's Last Fling_ (haven't read this one)

1 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Books about books (Original Post) getting old in mke Sep 2013 OP
I liked the shadow of the Wind pscot Sep 2013 #1

pscot

(21,044 posts)
1. I liked the shadow of the Wind
Mon Sep 30, 2013, 08:12 PM
Sep 2013

Very imaginative. You might enjoy The Archimedes Codex[/]. It's about a manuscript by Archimedes that got scrubbed, folded and turned into a prayer book by Byzantine monastic scribes. I think Nova devoted a program to it.

Latest Discussions»Culture Forums»Fiction»Books about books