Books as the picks that click

I can't think of another harmless contraption that gets literary people as riled up, and in such a predictable way, as a list of the greatest books ever written. Yet these lists with all their appurtenances and fanfare will always be with us and, lo, what's this before me? It is "The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books," edited ... (Full article: 1099 words)

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