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Fiction. Literary Nonfiction. Edited by Eric Olsen and Cheryl Olsen. In our third annual, 28 writers divulge the special books nearly 300 of them occupying the prime real estate next to their beds: how they got there, what makes them stand out, what longings they fulfill. Along the way, the wordsmiths offer insights into their own literary pursuits and why reading is such a critical element of their craft. Appendices of publications by contributors, as well as all the volumes they write about, round out this voyeuristic book lovers' fest.

"This bedside book list is like peeking...

Twenty-five writers divulge the special books-all 250 of them-occupying the prime real estate next to their beds: how they got there, what makes them stand out, what longings they fulfill. Along the way, the wordsmiths offer insights into their own literary pursuits and why reading is such a critical element of their craft. Many of the lists are humorously written, some including books not allowed by the owners bed because of their unseemly influence on the authors own writing. All contain humility, and admiration for masters of the word game. Appendices of publications by contributors, as...

Literary Nonfiction. Edited by Eric Olsen and Cheryl Olsen. Whether they cover every inch of shelf space and every available flat surface or reside pristinely in an e- reader, books by the bed are the constant and ever- changing companions of avid readers. They're special, different from the tomes of daylight, flirtatious, fun, provocative friends we array within easy reach, our last contacts with the conscious world before we surrender to sleep, perchance to dream, and perchance to dream about what we just read... This sampling of those special books is the second annual collection of guest...