Dear Fahrenheit 451

Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks

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Release Date: 09/26/2017
Publisher: St. Martin's Press (Macmillan)
Classification: Nonfiction
Classification: Nonfiction
Series: N/A
Language: English
Format: Unabridged edition
Genre: Comedy, Short Stories & Anthologies
Author: Annie Spence
Read by: Stephanie Spicer
Duration: 337 minutes
Run Time: 337 minutes
Language: English
Language: English
Audio Library Digital - 9781520087580
Audio Retail Digital - 9781520087597
5 Audio CD(s) - 9781520087566
1 Audio MP3 CD(s) - 9781520087603
Playaway - 9781520087610
Playaway - 9781974950690

Dear Fahrenheit 451

Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks

By Annie Spence

Genre: Comedy, Short Stories & Anthologies

Audio Library Digital

10/10/2017

337 minutes

9781520087580

Audio Retail Digital

10/10/2017

337 minutes

9781520087597

Audio CD

10/10/2017

5 Audio CD

337 minutes

9781520087566

Audio MP3 CD

10/10/2017

1 Audio MP3 CD

337 minutes

9781520087603

Playaway

10/10/2017

337 minutes

9781520087610

Playaway

10/10/2017

337 minutes

9781974950690

Description:

Librarians spend their lives weeding-not weeds, but books-books that have reached the end of their shelf life both literally and figuratively. They remove books that patrons no longer check out, and they put back books they treasure. Annie Spence, who has a decade of experience as a Midwestern librarian, does this not only at her Michigan library but also at home, for her neighbors, at cocktail parties-everywhere. In Dear Fahrenheit 451, she addresses those books directly. We read her love letters to The Goldfinch and Matilda as well as her snarky break-ups with Fifty Shades of Grey and Dear John. Her notes to The Virgin Suicides and The Time Traveler's Wife feel like classics that are sure to strike a powerful chord. Through the lens of the books in her life, Annie comments on feminism, culture, health, poverty, childhood aspirations, and more. Hilarious, compassionate, and wise, Dear Fahrenheit 451 is the consummate book-lover's birthday present, stocking stuffer, holiday gift, and all-purpose humor book.

Quotes:

...perfect for any bibliophile and terrifically funny. This book should appeal to readers who are looking for the next Texts from Jane Eyre, or those who enjoyed that concept but don't especially like texting. It will also attract anyone who, upon walking into someone's house, first side-eyes the bookshelves and instantly judges. VERDICT Highly recommended., Library Journal

Dear Dear Fahrenheit 451, thanks for the lovely reminder of the ways we find ourselves in books., Booklist

Spence's voice is ultimately so warm, funny, and specific… she's special because she has a unique ability to capture the thoughts and feelings of book lovers…, NPR

Readers (and librarians especially) will appreciate the sly stabs or 'roasting' that the author makes to point out fine and not-so-fine moments of key books that she is contemplating removing from her shelf. She weaves in stories from her life inside a library (which is fodder for chuckles in itself). Perfect for fans of Jenny Lawson., Library Reads

A librarian delivers a charming epistolary volume that begs to be read with pencil in hand...A smart, funny, forthright librarian in book form., Kirkus

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