“Everything Got Better and Weirder”: On the Books that Changed Our Lives

It’s a truism to say that books change lives, but the commonality of the sentiment doesn’t make it any less real. Brooklyn Magazine asked as many writers and editors and book people it could think of to talk about the piece of writing that changed them. Their answers are myriad, delightful, and as personal as a fingerprint. Time to head to your local bookstore (or library) and stock up.LUCAS ADAMS cartoonist-writer and co-editor New York Review Comics
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