Pulitzer Prize winner and influential New York Times literary columnist Michiko Kakutani explores the most important books of our time—and explains why everyone should read them—in a vibrantly illustrated collection. Why are books so important? Michiko Kakutani, a world-famous critic, is convinced that literature has the ability to unite people, regardless of cultural differences, state borders and historical eras. Reading allows us to understand the lives of other people who are different from us and share the joys and losses they have experienced. In Bookplate, Kakutani talks about more than 100 books: these are texts that defined her life, and the most important works of modern literature, and books that allow us to better understand the world in which we live today. In the collection of essays, readers will discover books of current writers, remember the classics that are worth re-reading, and also get acquainted with the most significant popular science works, biographies and memoirs. Don DeLillo, Elena Ferrante, William Gibson, Ian McEwan, Vladimir Nabokov and Jorge Luis Borges, a scholar of medicine, politics and the digital revolution, children's and young adult books are just a small part of what is contained in the book. Illustrated with stylish author's drawings reminiscent of vintage bookplates, the book will help you navigate the boundless world of literature and help you better understand the processes occurring in it. “Bookplate” is a real gift for everyone who loves to read.

“Michiko Kakutani is my main internal interlocutor: I always argue with her in my head, I almost never agree, but I endlessly admire and honor her.” — Galina Yuzefovich, literary critic. “A book for real bibliophiles.” — Oprah Winfrey “A soulful, heartfelt tribute to books and reading.” — Kirkus Review.

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