A velocity of being : letters to a young reader / edited by Maria Popova and Claudia Zoe Bedrick.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Popova, Maria, editor.

Bedrick, Claudia Zoe, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Books and reading--Juvenile literature.

Children.

Teenagers--Books and reading--Juvenile literature.

Teenagers.

Teenagers--Books and reading.

Children--Books and reading.

Genre:

Juvenile works.

Physical Description:

pages cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Enchanted Lion Books , [2018]

Summary:

"A collection of 121 letters by authors, artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, and philosophers about the impact reading has had on their lives. Every letter is accompanied by a full page illustration"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Jacqueline Woodson Lara Hawthorne

Laura Brown-Lavoie Ping Zhu

Alexandra Horowitz Frank Viva

Neil Gaiman Sophie Blackall

Alain De Botton Mouni Feddag

Diane Ackerman Olivier Tallec

Jane Goodall Christian Robinson

David Byrne Daniel Salmieri

Jad Abumrad Joohee Yoon

Martha Nussbaum Michela Buttignol

Rebecca Solnit Liniers

Elizabeth Gilbert Marianne Dubuc

David Whyte Felicita Sala

Claudia Guadalupe Martinez Ashleigh Corrin

Alexander Chee Taeeun Yoo

Amanda Palmer Øyvind Torseter

Rose Styron Cindy Derby

Dani Shapiro Yara Kono

Emily Levine Kristin Roskifte

Lucianne Walkowicz Violeta Lopiz

Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie Esme Shapiro

Helen Fagin Ingrid Godon

Debbie Millman Dasha tolstikova

Shonda Rhimes Matthew Forsythe

Thomas Page Mcbee Mandana Sadat

Alan Lightman Josh Cochran

Amanda Stern Carson Ellis

Roz Chast

Ruth Ann Harnisch Maisie Paradise Shearring

Annalee Newitz Chloe Bonfield

Judy Blume Decur

Robin Wall Kimmerer Valerio Vidali

Cory Doctorow You Jung Byun

Aracelis Girmay Ariana Fields

Isabel Minhós Martins Christopher Silas Neal

Sarah Kay Lisa D'andrea

Seth Godin Katrin Stangl

Ariel Schrag

Mary Oliver Marc Johns

Naomi Wolf Hyewon Yum

Susan Orlean Wendy Macnaughton

Bruce Handy Albertine

Andrew Solomon Catarina Sobral

Richard Branson William Grill

Anne-Marie Slaughter Anne Slaughter

Laurel Braitman Cecilia Ruiz

Mohammed Fairouz Nahid Kazemi

Matthew Burgess Jenni Desmond

Aaron Koblin Tallulah Fontaine

Sylvia Earle Sophie Gilmore

Felicia Day Emily Hughes

Jerome Bruner Mo Willems

Lena Dunham Tim Miller

Terry Teachout Kenard Pak

Mara Faye Lethem Ofra Amit

Parker Palmer Hadley Hooper

Eve Ensler Zoey Abbott

Tim Ferriss Benjamin Chaud

Ev Williams Brian Floca

Maud Newton Peter Brown

Steven Pinker Marine Rivoal

David L. Ulin Gemma Correll

Natascha Mcelhone Bernardo P. Carvalho

Lise Solomon Zachariah Ohora

Dean Wareham Benoît Delhomme

Mariska Hargitay Samantha Cotterill

Hans Ulrich Obrist Serge Bloch

Kevin Kelly Andrea Tsurumi

Courtney E. Martin Isol

David Delgado The Brothers Hilts

Chris Anderson Brian Rea

Leonard S. Marcus Julia Rothman

Thao Ngyuen Sean G. Qualls

Tavi Gevinson Vittoria Facchini

William Powers Christoph Niemann

Chris Ware

Paul Holdengräber Maira Kalman

Liz Danzico Ohara Hale

Samantha Cristoforetti John Parra

Holland Taylor Oliver Jeffers

Brandon Stanton Sara Varon

Maria Bustillos Sergio Ruzzier

Rebecca Mead Sonia Sánchez

Krista Tippett Judith Clay

Emily Spivack Liz Starin

Regina Spektor Benji Davies

Marina Abramović Lia Halloran

Ellen Handler Spitz Sandra Jarvera

Sarah Lewis Julie Paschkis

Dona Ann Mcadams Marc Drumwright

Baba Brinkman Lizi Boyd

Paola Antonelli Kris Di Giacomo

Daniel Handler Lisa Brown

Shirley Manson Rumisu

J.D. McClatchy Chip Kidd

Steven Heller Pascal Blanchet

Morley Kamen Miguel Pang Ly

Françoise Moulley Art Spiegelman

Jon Scieszka Henrik Drescher

Isabel Quintero Sabina Hahn

Tomi Ungerer

Pamela Paul Alessandro Sanna

Meehan Crist Jon Klassen

Rebecca Newberger Goldstein Giselle Potter

Dawn Landes Elise Hurst

Caroline Paul Grant Snider

Lisa Randall Luke Ramsey

John Maeda Katie Harnett

Jacqueline Novogratz Isabelle Arsenault

Chris Sacca Carla torres

Tom De Blasis Shaun Tan

Ursula K. Le Guin Charles Vess

Yo-Yo Ma Narges Mohammadi

Ann Patchett Vladimir Radunsky

Ann Martin Robin Rosenthal

Kaisa Leka Christoffer Leka

James Gleick Benoit Tardif

Adam Gopnik Beatrice Alemagna

Janna Levin The Fan Brothers

Anne Lamott Andrea Dezsö.

ISBN:

9781592702282

1592702287

OCLC:

1061863690