My Ideal Bookshelf

A collection of the ideal bookshelves of 100 well-known writers, artists, designers, musicians and chefs, with images by artist Jane Mount. Interviewees include Michael Chabon, Junot Diaz, Jonathan Safran Foer, David Sedaris, Alice Waters, Thomas Keller, Mark Bittman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lorin Stein and Roseanne Cash.

The books that we choose to own -- let alone read -- can say a lot about our personalities and inner selves. In THE IDEAL BOOKSHELF, 100 well-known writers, artists, designers, curators, editors, musicians, chefs and other creative types will share their ideal bookshelves, featuring painted representations of these bookshelves by artist Jane Mount and interviews with the subjects where they explain their book choices.Interviewees include Michael Chabon, Junot Diaz, Jonathan Safran Foer, David Sedaris, Alice Waters, Thomas Keller, Mark Bittman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lorin Stein and Roseanne Cash.