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Last Night's Reading
Last Night's Reading: Illustrated Encounters with Extraordinary Authors | Kate Gavino
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Irresistible illustrations of authors and the charming, wise, and hilarious things they say at their readingsWhy do we go to book readings? For a chance to see the authors we love come to life off the page, answering our questions and proving to be the brilliant, witty people we catch glimpses of through their work. Illustrator Kate Gavino captures the wonder of this experience firsthand. At every reading she attends, Kate hand-letters the events most memorable quote alongside a charming portrait of the author. In Last Nights Reading, Kate takes us on her journey through the literary world, sharing illustrated insight from more than one hundred of todays greatest writersincluding Zadie Smith, Junot Diaz, Lev Grossman, Elizabeth Gilbert, and many moreon topics ranging from friendship and humor to creativity and identity. A celebration of authors, reading, and bookstores, this delightful collection is an advice book like no other and a love letter to the joy of seeing your favorite author up close and personal.
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Eyelit
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I‘ll admit I was predisposed to like this book - I do follow the author/artist on Instagram and love seeing the quotes from authors along with a simply sweet likeness. It‘s nice having a collection in print. This a quick and light read with slight insights to some authors.

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BooksForYears
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#FallIntoBooks Day 3 (catch-up) - Cursive

RealLifeReading Great cover! 7y
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BookishMarginalia
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#Septimus is napping -- being a cute kitty is exhausting! #catsofLitsy

CoffeeCatsBooks Aww, what a beauty! I love black cats ❤️ 7y
vivastory Such a fun book 7y
MrBook 😻😻😻😻😻 7y
blankpagesofmine I have a signed copy of this, fun book indeed! 7y
Laalaleighh Oh my gosh that fluffy tail 😻 7y
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amckiereads
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I didn't really understand what this was about until I got it and flipped through (I thought it was about books the author had read), and so it was a super pleasant surprise! Fantastic concept, loved the quotes and the artwork.

dastevensish So what is it about? Or shouldn't I ask? 7y
amckiereads @dastevensish whoops haha. She drew pictures of authors and quotes from readings she went to! 7y
dastevensish Ooh, that does sound quite wonderful! 7y
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bookhoarder513
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Love this little book of quotes!! My bookworm heart is full. 😍

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bookhoarder513
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Yep!

LauraBrook This is totally me! 7y
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bookhoarder513
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This looks interesting. Quotes from author readings and illustrated.

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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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Here's a #bookwithpictures that I received last week at the Random House open house. The author goes to book readings and doodles pics and quotes. She picked quotes that sometimes seemed pedantic and sometimes inspired me, as you'd expect. Here are four I liked. It's a quick and fun read. #seasonsreadings2016 #bookswithpictures

cathysaid Love this! 7y
Lindy @LastNightsReading has a Litsy account but hasn't been active lately. 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Lindy I follow her and I'd forgotten! It's fun to see the new readings she's attended. Thanks! 😘 7y
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angrylilasian
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I love going to author events. Fortunately, I work in a school district close to several big independent bookstores that bring in a lot of people. So I was excited about this book. I didn't know what to expect but I was kinda disappointed. It was mostly drawings of the authors with a great quote, which I loved, but I guess what I really wanted was more stories like the one pictured.

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BooksForYears
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The author hosted a signed bookplate giveaway on her Instagram awhile ago, and this was the one I received 🐶😍
#SignedSunday

LeahBergen I love it!! ❤️ 7y
Readingrobin Nice 👍 ! 7y
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missberlyreads
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@lastnightsreading giving Book Riot Live attendees the author treatment #brlive #illustration #author events #lastnightsreading #lnr #tbt

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LastNightsReading
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I wrote this book so I'm biased... But I think Drizzy & Nicky love it.

todd I'm sure when they have Litsy accounts they will confirm this. Awesome book + posts, btw. I'm excited to have you in my feed! 8y
Connie Love this 🙏 8y
whitney I totally agree with this review! I also give this book as a cute gift to my writer friends. Who doesn't love words of wisdom from their favorite authors?! 8y
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