What is a book about books? It covers any aspect of books and booklore—the love of books, favourite books, the history of books, the history of reading, re-readings, bookstores, reading festivals, book collectors, book thieves, banned books and great books.
You can find a list of the most often tagged books about books on Library Thing here.
I wish someone would invent an elegant word for the purpose. “Book about books” is so unwieldy.
Thank you for the library thing link – a lovely resource and many books on there that I haven’t heard of so will be fun to explore.
Nathalie, I’ve been thinking about this category of yours as I chortle my way through David Lodge’s “The British Museum is Burning Down.” Adam Applebly’s life is taken over by literature. Playful. Fun.
Thanks for the tip! I love David Lodge, but I’ve not been keeping up after reading the Small World trilogy.
Here at Beggars Banquet Books, we call them Bookish Books.