A Gen-X librarian's snarky, laugh-out-loud funny, deeply moving collection of love letters and break-up notes to the books in her life.<br /><br />Librarians spend their lives weeding--not weeds but books! Books that have reached the end of their shelf life, both literally and figuratively. They remove the books that patrons no longer check out. And they put back the books they treasure. Annie Spence, who has a decade of experience as a Midwestern librarian, does this not only at her Michigan library but also at home, for her neighbors, at cocktail parties—everywhere. In <i>Dear Fahrenheit 451</i>, she addresses those books directly. We read her love letters to <i>The Goldfinch</i> and <i>Matilda</i>, as well as her snarky break-ups with <i>Fifty Shades of Grey</i> and <i>Dear John</i>. Her notes to <i>The Virgin Suicides</i> and <i>The Time Traveler’s Wife</i> feel like classics, sure to strike a powerful chord with readers. Through the lens of the books in her life, Annie comments on
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