David Sedaris | Photo by Anne Fishbein
Past One Book, One Chicago authors: Carl Smith (from left), Sandra Cisneros and Stuart Dybek
Tina Fey promoting her book "Bossypants" in New York. | Jim Spellman~Getty Images
6. Bossypants by Tina Fey
Walter Mosley says the smartest writers are science fiction writers. “People talk about Toni Morrison, who is a great writer, but she’s not a better writer than Samuel Delaney,” he says. “Because it’s science fiction, no one takes him seriously.” | Bebeto
The Waukegan Public Library has a display for the book Fahreneit 451 for the Ray Bradbury Contest. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
FILE - This Jan. 29, 1997 file photo shows author Ray Bradbury at a signing for his book "Quicker Than The Eye" in Cupertino, Calif. Bradbury, who wrote everything from science-fiction and mystery to humor, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 in Southern California. He was 91. (AP Photo/Steve Castillo, file)
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Pssst … hey, over here. I’ve got a free book for you! Knowing what we all know about librarians, what do you think would be the one thing a librarian would love to do more than anything else? That’s right: give away books. Books without …