The Book About Books

The Book About Books

Chris Powling
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Author:  Chris Powling
Condition:  New
Format:  Hardback
Pages:  96
Publisher:  Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year:  2000
ISBN:  9780713654783

Using interviews with authors and illustrators, this book asks: what makes a classic? How do you get a book published? What happens behind the scenes at a publishing firm? Will e-books mean paper books become a thing of the past? How do writers come up with their ideas in the first place?

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