My Ideal Bookshelf [Hardcover]

100 writers, designers, chefs, artists, musicians, and other creatives share the books that have inspired and shaped their lives, to collectively form the ultimate reading list. 

The books that we choose to keep and read can say a lot about who we are and how we see ourselves. InMy Ideal Bookshelf, one hundred leading cultural figures share the books that matter to them most. The books that define their dreams and ambitions and, in many cases, helped them find their way in the world.

Contributors includeChimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Malcolm Gladwell, Thomas Keller, Michael Chabon, Rosanne Cash, Alice Waters, James Patterson, Maira Kalman, Judd Apatow, Chuck Klosterman, Tony Hawk, Miranda July, Alex Ross, Nancy Pearl, David Chang, Patti Smith, Jennifer Egan, and Dave Eggers,among many others.

With colorful and endearingly hand-rendered illustrations of book spines by Jane Mount, and first-person commentary from all the contributors, this is a perfect gift for avid readers, writers, and all who have known the influence of a great book.

"A bibliophilic feast for the eye, mind, heart and soul."―Kirkus

"Charmingly illustrated. . . this is a book to savor and share."―Parade

". . . the ultimate creative person's reading list."―VogueJane Mountis an artist and illustrator. Her paintings of bookshelves have caught the eye of media outlets likeThe New Yorker,The Paris Review,Daily Candy,andInStyle, among others. She lives in northern California with her husband and two cats.

Thessaly La Forceis a writer and editor who has worked atThe Paris Review,The New Yorker, and the New York Public Library. She is currently attending the Iowa Writer's Workshop and is working on a collection of short stories about objects and aestl£%