Library of Misremembered Books: When We're Searching for a Book but Have Forgotten the Title

How do you find a book when you can't recall the title...or the author?

This homage to a common reader's dilemma is a gift the booklover in your life won't soon forget.Readers know all too well the comedy and tragedy of forgetting the name of a must-find book.

Inspired by this torturous predicament, artist Marina Luz creates paintings of books based on the descriptions we use when we can't remember their titlesmining Internet book-search forums for the quirky, vague, and often hilarious language we come up with in these moments.

This volume collects dozens of these imaginary books into a library all their own: Titles like "Cat, Possibly Named Henry," "It Was All a Dream," or "Something-Something, Beverly Hills" inspire dreaming up their contents, often as entertaining as trying to guess the real book behind them.

A celebration of book love unlike any other, this petite book is a clever gift for bibliophiles that will spark knowing smiles.PERFECT GIFT FOR BOOKLOVERS: The collection will spark recognition for everyone who has encountered this phenomenon (so, virtually every reader) and especially those who have worked in a bookstore, who know intimately well how often this dilemma arises.

This impulse-priced delight is an excellent way to make book-loving friends feel seen.A UNIQUE APPRECIATION OF BOOK LOVE: This is a loving tribute to the wonderful and bizarre ways that books leave impressions on our souls, if not always perfectly in our memories.

It's a fun and fresh appreciation of bibliophilia that still delivers long after the first read.Perfect for:*; Bibliophiles*; Booksellers*; People seeking gifts for the booklovers in their life