Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading
Finding and Losing Myself in Books

As a true book lover, I was drawn to this book by its title. However, I found the book a little disjointed and less about the joy of reading books in general, less about the transportive effect of books, and more a literary analysis of various books thrown in amongst various autobiographical bits of......more

So let's start off with a couple of things. First off, I love NPR. I love Fresh Air. I love NPR. Maureen Corrigan being the book reviewer for NPR= extreme jealously/worship. Second off, I adore books about books. I could read books about books all day forever and ever. Ok now that we have that estab......more

I love this book. I love this book even though it has complicated my life by adding dozens and dozens of books to the list of books I will never have time to read, dammit. ** Maureen Corrigan is related to Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan. ** She once lived a part-time approximation of Harriet Vane in Gaud......more