Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading

Finding and Losing Myself in Books

Maureen Corrigan

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Vintage U S
15 April 2007

Biography: general; Literature, Poetry & Criticism

In this delightful memoir, the book critic for NPR's Fresh Air reflects on her life as a professional reader. Maureen Corrigan takes us from her unpretentious girlhood in working-class Queens, to her bemused years in an Ivy League Ph.D. program, from the whirl of falling in love and marrying (a fellow bookworm, of course), to the ordeal of adopting a baby overseas, always with a book at her side. Along the way, she reveals which books and authors have shaped her own life-from classic works of English literature to hard-boiled detective novels, and everything in between. And in her explorations of the heroes and heroines throughout literary history, Corrigan's love for a good story shines.

By: Maureen Corrigan
Imprint: Vintage U S
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 201mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 250g
ISBN: 9780375709036
ISBN 10: 0375709037
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 15 April 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books

Irresistible. . . . Corrigan has some wonderful insights. . . . Book lovers will be busy checking her lists, searching for new 'leave me alone' titles. -The Washington Post Book World Corrigan's eclectic taste and skillful assessment of new writers as well as those long dead are particularly astute. -USA Today [A] brilliant and funny narrative of [Corrigan's] own reading life, which ranges from her Catholic childhood to graduate school and a career as a professional reader. . . . Utterly original. -Chicago Tribune Corrigan is erudite without being the least bit pretentious. . . . Dipping into Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading is a little like visiting that friend whose house is always full of books and who always sends you home with one you're excited to read. -Detroit Free-Press