15 Fabulous Books about Books

Is there anything better than to read a book… about a book, or books, or bookshops, or authors, or the pleasure and processes of reading, or collecting, or being addicted to books? The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett, one of AbeBooks’ bestsellers in 2009, was the latest addition to a long list of books about books (or in this case a book thief) to capture the attention of bibliophiles. With classics like Fahrenheit 451, The Haunted Bookshop, and 84, Charing Cross Road on this list, you cannot go wrong.



Sixpence House by Paul Collins


The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett


The Book Thief by Markus Zusak


People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks


The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff


A Gentle Madness by Nicholas Basbanes


Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi


A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel


The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley

Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman


Books: A Memoir by Larry McMurtry


Inkheart by Cornelia Funke


Used and Rare by Lawrence Goldstone