Dead and Alive

M Train: A Memoir

Thalia Book Club: On Beauty with Author Zadie Smith

The Secret Lives of Booksellers & Librarians: True stories of the magic of reading

Feel Free: Essays

Essays: Penguin Modern Classics

Intimations: Six Essays

The Gifts of Reading

A House of My Own: Stories from My Life

I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader

Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature

The Man Who Changed the Way We Read: The Story of Allen Lane and Penguin Books

Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

In Praise of Good Bookstores

Year of the Monkey

The Clothing of Books: An Essay

Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981-1991

Aspects of the Novel (Unabridged): optional