The Book as Art: Artists' Books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts
by Krystyna Wasserman, Johanna Drucker, Audrey Niffenegger
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Description
Culled from over eight hundred unique or limited-edition volumes held by the National Museum of Women in the Arts these books explore the form as a container for ideas. Descriptions of the works are accompanied by colorful illustrations and reflections by their makers, along with essays by leading scholars and a lively introduction by the most famous book artist in our culture, best-selling author Audrey Niffenegger. The exquisitely crafted objects in the The Book as Art are sure to provoke unexpected and surprising conclusions about what constitutes a book.
Book Club Questions for The Book as Art (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for The Book as Art: Artists' Books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on The Book as Art:
- Did Krystyna Wasserman, Johanna Drucker, Audrey Niffenegger emphasize any specific themes throughout The Book as Art? What do you think Krystyna Wasserman, Johanna Drucker, Audrey Niffenegger is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of The Book as Art and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout The Book as Art? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does The Book as Art reveal Krystyna Wasserman, Johanna Drucker, Audrey Niffenegger's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Krystyna Wasserman, Johanna Drucker, Audrey Niffenegger is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of The Book as Art affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Krystyna Wasserman, Johanna Drucker, Audrey Niffenegger's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for The Book as Art (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for The Book as Art: Artists' Books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on The Book as Art:
- Did Krystyna Wasserman, Johanna Drucker, Audrey Niffenegger make persuasive arguments in The Book as Art? Did The Book as Art change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from The Book as Art?
- How does Krystyna Wasserman, Johanna Drucker, Audrey Niffenegger present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Krystyna Wasserman, Johanna Drucker, Audrey Niffenegger biased within The Book as Art? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does The Book as Art make you want to read next? Why?
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