The lives of others by Emylia Hall 02 May 2012

I used to loved the Guardian’s ‘writers’ rooms’, drawn to it by innate nosiness and curiosity about what a writer’s life looked like beyond the book jacket. 'How I Write – The Secret Lives Of Authors' does the same thing only with sharper focus; writers were asked ‘which object, picture, or document in your study reveals most about the relationship between living and writing?’ Edited by Dan Crowe of Zembla and art directed by Vince Frost, the answers are brought together in a work of design and typographical beauty.