Bird by Bird

Part homage to the greats and part autobiography, Will Schwalbe’s Books for Living is self-help for avid readers who know reading as discovery, intense and feverish. And steadying like prayer. Who know bookmarked books can be passed down and continued from the bookmarked page. Books for Living is not exactly about Schwalbe’s favorites although it offers that as well. Bartleby’s stubborn noncooperation matters, even today. Odysseus’s journey deserves only a solid-C, not the A. Stuart Little tells a story of unconditional love.