“There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it. It is like falling in love.” – Christopher Morley #reading #booklove
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A few favorite reads from my youth, still sources of enjoyment as a reader and inspiration as a writer:
- The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
- Winnie-the-Pooh (A.A. Milne)
- Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
- Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
- Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
- A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
- The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
- Tarzan of the Apes (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
- Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
More favorites. An eclectic collection of historical novels, all highly recommended:
- The Midnight Watch (David Dyer)
- News of the World (Paulette Jiles)
- A Hundred Small Lessons (Ashley Hay)
- A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
- The Orchardist (Amanda Coplin)
- Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
- The Story of Beautiful Girl (Rachel Simon),
- All That is Solid Melts into Air (Darragh McKeon)
- Prayers for Sale (Sandra Dallas)
- Alice I Have Been (Melanie Benjamin)
- The Personal History of Rachel DuPree (Ann Weisgarber),
- The Invisible Mountain (Carolina de Robertis)
- The Snow Child (Eowyn Ivey)
- The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
- The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
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Where will you find your next great read?
No vacation is complete without a visit to and purchase from the local bookstore.
Had to check out Brattle Book Shop, established in 1825, while we were in Boston . Three floors and outdoor section during summer. Amazing, huge collection of antique books. 
Here I am in the literature section of Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon. Powell’s fills an entire city block, the largest independent bookstore in the country. Books as far as the eye can see! 
I loved my visit to Next Page in Frisco, Colorado, so much that I wrote a blog post about it. Search my site for Next Page Books to read it. 
The fun mural in the breezeway on the way to Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, N.C.