Public library and other stories
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New York : Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016.
Edition
First Anchor Books edition.
ISBN
9781101973042 : PAP, 1101973048 : PAP
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219 pages ; 21 cm
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Kilton Public Library - Fiction
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Published
New York : Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016.
Format
Book
Edition
First Anchor Books edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781101973042 : PAP, 1101973048 : PAP

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Includes anecdotes from writers and readers on public libraries after each story.
Description
"Why are books so very powerful? What do the books we've read over our lives--our own personal libraries--make of us? What does the unraveling of our tradition of public libraries, so hard-won but now in jeopardy, say about us? The stories in Ali Smith's new collection are about what we do with books and what they do with us: how they travel with us; how they shock us, change us, challenge us, banish time while making us older, wiser and ageless all at once; how they remind us to pay attention to the world we make. Woven between the stories are conversations with writers and readers reflecting on the essential role that libraries have played in their lives. At a time when public libraries around the world face threats of cuts and closures, this collection stands as a work of literary activism--and as a wonderful read from one of our finest authors"--

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Smith, A. (2016). Public library and other stories (First Anchor Books edition.). Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Smith, Ali, 1962-. 2016. Public Library and Other Stories. Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Smith, Ali, 1962-. Public Library and Other Stories Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Smith, Ali. Public Library and Other Stories First Anchor Books edition., Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016.

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