Any Person Is the Only Self

By Elisa Gabbert,

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Contagiously curious essays on reading, art, and the life of the mind, from the acclaimed author of The Unreality of Memory.

Who are we when we read? When we journal? Are we more ourselves alone or with friends? Right now or in memory? How does time transform us and the…

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1 author picked Any Person Is the Only Self as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Admittedly, this is a book more about reading than bookstores, but I admire Gabbert’s ability to write so eloquently about the ways that we find books, read books, and treasure books. Each essay is unique, but I was able to patch together my own narrative—and reconsider my relationship to my mind and my books—along the way.

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