Questions About Favorite Books

From Kate’s Writing Crate…

         

           I just came across a delightful book, a perfect gift for a reader or a writer, entitled I’d Rather Be Reading: A Library of Art for Book Lovers by Guinevere de la Mare. The artwork is mostly fun and colorful. The accompanying text consists of clever slogans, book-related poetry, and essays including “Cheating” by Ann Patchett on page 53.

          Ms. Patchett wrote her essay about the questions asked by an Australian reporter for an interview to appear in a newspaper. It first appeared on her blog “Musings” which appears on the Parnassus Books web site, her bookstore.

          Any reader will love the questions so I will list them here.

Name your 25 favorite books.

What are you reading now?

What was your favorite children’s book? Why?

What book do you most often reread? Why?

What book would you want with you on a desert island? Why?

What book would you recommend to a friend? Why?

What is your favorite biography? Why?

What is your favorite holiday book? Why?

What is your favorite summer read? Why?

What is your favorite mystery? Why?

What book did you think made a better movie than it did a book? Why?

What book most influenced your life? Why?

What is your favorite classic?

What is your favorite coffee-table book?

          To see Ann Patchett’s answers, you will need to visit her blog or buy this book.

          To see my answers, read my next post as I found the questions too late to answer them this week.

          In the meantime, have fun answering them yourself.