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A Velocity Of Being – Letters To A Young Reader. Absolutely awesome.
Some of most wonderful culture makers, writers, artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, philosophers reflect on the joys of reading. How books broaden, deepen human experience. Ways in which written word has formed their own character. On the page facing each letter, an illustration by a celebrated illustrator or graphic artist presents that artist’s visual response.
Among diverse contributions are letters from Jane Goodall, Neil Gaiman, Jerome Bruner, Shonda Rhimes, Ursula K. Le Guin, Yo-Yo Ma, Judy Blume, Lena Dunham, Elizabeth Gilbert, Jacqueline Woodson. A 98 year old Holocaust survivor, a pioneering oceanographer, Italy’s first woman in space.
Some illustrators, cartoonists, graphic designers are Marianne Dubuc, Sean Qualls, Oliver Jeffers, Maira Kalman, Mo Willems, Isabelle Arsenault, Chris Ware, Liniers, Shaun Tan, Tomi Ungerer, Art Spiegelman.
A project woven entirely of goodwill, generosity of spirit, a shared love of books.
Highly recommend. Fun, playful, inspiring.
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