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From the acclaimed, award-winning author comes a sparkling,surprising collection of the writing she loves best—and without which she wouldnot have become a writer.

The Book Lover is a treasure trove of what Ali Smith hasloved over the course of her reading life, in her twenties, as a teenager, as a of pieces from amazing writers like Sylvia Plath, Muriel Spark, Grace Paley,and Margaret Atwood, it also has a wonderful selection of lesser-known authors likeJoseph Roth, only just gaining proper status now, and Clarice Lispector, a Braziliangenius who’s far too underpublished. From surprising figures like Beryl the Peril,Billie Holliday, and Lee Miller to unusual selections from the most prominent writersin history, The Book Lover is an intimate, personal anthology that gives readersa glimpse of how writers develop their craft—by reading other writers.