Ex Libris: 100+ Books to Read and Reread

Ex Libris: 100+ Books to Read and Reread

Pulitzer Prize–winning literary critic Michiko Kakutani shares 100 personal, thought-provoking essays about books that have mattered to her and that help illuminate the world we live in today—with bea…

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