![]() ![]() He is the author of Books for Living, The End of Your Life Book Club, and coauthor, with David Shipley, of Send: Why People Email So Badly and How to Do It Better. His new book, Books for Living, is another heartfelt and inspiring ode to the power of books and offers recommendations of specific books that have guided him. Will Schwalbe has worked in publishing digital media, as the founder and CEO of and as a journalist, writing for various publications, including The New York Times and the South China Morning Post. He is on the board of the Kingsborough Community College Foundation. Throughout, Schwalbe tells stories from his life and focuses on the way certain books can help us honor those we’ve loved and lost, and also figure out how to live each day more fully. ![]() These books span centuries and genres-from Stuart Little to The Girl on the Train, from David Copperfield to Wonder, from Giovanni’s Room to Rebecca, and from 1984 to Gifts from the Sea. In each chapter, he discusses a particular book and how it relates to concerns we all share. ![]() Parnassus Books welcomes Will Schwalbe as he reads from and signs the paperback of Books for Living. Wine will be provided!įrom the author of the beloved New York Times best-selling The End of Your Life Book Club, an inspiring and magical exploration of the power of books to shape our lives in an era of constant connectivity. For Will Schwalbe, reading is a way to entertain himself but also to make sense of the world, and to find the answers to life’s questions big and small. ![]()
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