“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 memoirs and 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)
- Pictures of You (Caroline Leavitt)
- Prayers for Sale (Sandra Dallas)
- From Baghdad with Love (Jay Kopleman)
- Alice I Have Been (Melanie Benjamin)
- The Personal History of Rachel DuPree and The Promise (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)
Where will you find your next great read?
No vacation is complete without a visit to and purchase from the local bookstore.
