![]() The novel, which explores homosexuality and bisexuality among a group of men in Paris, “showed me a kind of life that I didn’t think was possible,” he said. He discovered the novel “Giovanni’s Room,” by James Baldwin, after a school librarian left it on a cart. Schwalbe says is also fascinated by how people find the books that become meaningful to them. ![]() The books range widely, from children’s books like “Stuart Little” to suspense thrillers such as “Girl on a Train” to a 1938 book by a Chinese scholar about the art of leaving things undone, called “The Importance of Living.” In “Books for Living,” Schwalbe wrote about 26 books that were meaningful to him, that he said “found me when I really needed them.” “There’s something about books that really help us reset ourselves, and help us figure out what’s important.” Books, he said, also help us to better listen and be more empathetic. ![]() “Especially now, because we live in very confusing, complicated times,” Schwalbe said. ![]()
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