Love Note to a Book

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To: The Day on Fire
There is so much I want to say to you, I don’t know where to begin. First, I thank you (and maybe my friends curse you) for introducing me to the joy of…
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To: The Creative Act
The time we spent together has been transformative. What’s it like being an instruction manual for the creative life? I bet every artist you meet never…
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To: Daybook
First, an apology. During our time together, I didn't say much. You shared generously about your life as an artist, daughter, mother, sensitive person…
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To: The Left Hand of Darkness
Is it too much to say you changed my life, and are changing it still? I don’t think it is. When Ursula Le Guin introduced us, she said: In reading a…
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To: All the Light We Cannot See
I was so excited to read you. Having read Doerr’s Memory Wall and Four Seasons in Rome, I couldn’t wait to see how his gift for detail would come…
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To: Orlando
I’ve been wanting to write you for a while to tell you how much I enjoyed getting to know you. It’s been a bit, true, but only because I was afraid I…
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To: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Forgive me for using your English name. I know you prefer the original French, Notre-Dame de Paris, but I was afraid this wouldn’t get to you if I put…
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Love Note to a Book
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