I’m an unrepentant and incurable bibliophile so here are a bunch of articles on how fantastic books are.

Books to read

• 50 Books That Will Make You a Modern-Day Polymath – I’ve read 2 from this list
•   What I Learned From the Seven Most Important Books I’ve Ever Read – I’ve read 2 from this (much shorter) list.

The importance of reading

• Reading Books Will Help You Build These 7 Habits – I’m not sure but I may have 2 of these habits….
• How Reading Makes Us More Human – Karen Swallow Prior says reading is a distinctively human activity, so if you’re not reading books I’m calling you a chimp.

Books are treasures

• The Oldest Treasures From 12 Great Libraries

Where to get your books

• This Street Library In Bulgaria Encourages People To Read – I like Varna, you should go sometime
• Tyler Cowen on his visit to an Amazon bookstore

What to do with the books you have

• Marty Sweeney on That pile of books
• So I could give some books away or stop getting new books OR I could learn How to Fit More Books on Your Crowded Shelves – it’s an easy choice really.

On the writing of books

• Writing advice from George Orwell
• How to pitch your book to publishers
• How to Write a Book Proposal