Books About Books

Books about: other books, literacy in general, writers, bookstores, literary culture. Usually non-fiction, but can be fiction as long as books are a central plot theme.


Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Books about Books and Libraries
834 books — 357 voters
The Little House Cookbook by Barbara M. WalkerThe Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook by Dinah BucholzThe Anne of Green Gables Cookbook by Kate MacdonaldThe Winnie-the-Pooh Cookbook by Virginia H. EllisonThe Narnia Cookbook by Douglas Gresham
Literary Cookbooks
246 books — 115 voters

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William JoyceThe Library by Sarah StewartLibrary Lion by Michelle KnudsenThe Monster at the End of this Book by Jon StoneThe Right Word by Jen Bryant
Picture Books for the Bookish
353 books — 88 voters

On Reading Well by Karen Swallow PriorLit! by Tony ReinkeReading for Preaching by Cornelius Plantinga Jr.Reading the Christian Spiritual Classics by Jamin GogginSpiritual Classics by Richard J. Foster
Christian Books About Books
33 books — 14 voters
Double Love by Francine PascalKristy's Great Idea by Ann M. MartinThe Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren WrightJust As Long As We're Together by Judy BlumeThe Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney
Paperback Crush
295 books — 24 voters


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