Feast Of Love Charles Baxter


Don't tell your mother (she'll want to read it, too)

Bird By Bird: Some Instructions On Writing and Life Anne Lamott

If you're a writer or want to be, this should be on your desk.

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe C.S. Lewis

Just don't eat the Turkish Delight...

The Lost Continent Bill Bryson.

Any of his books can instantly fix a bad mood - this is my laugh out loud favorite.

Animal Dreams Barbara Kingsolver

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal Christopher Moore

Suggested by the coolest Y/A librarian I know

Blue Diary Alice Hoffman

Read them all.

Wonder Boys Michael Chabon

Page turning black humor.

Escaping Into The Open - The Art Of Writing True Elizabeth Berg

Another great book for writers, from a terrific author.

Pigs In Heaven Barbara Kingsolver

Funny, touching, real.

Beach Music Pat Conroy

Dark, disturbing, delectable writing

Cider House Rules John Irving
Love, abortion, food for thought from the cranky contemporary master

The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald

Gatsby - sigh. Most gorgeous display of the English language.

A Farewell To Arms Ernest Hemingway

No words needed.

Talk Before Sleep Elizabeth Berg

Characters that live next door. You'll cry, and laugh, and relate.

Raney Clyde Edgerton

Straight Man Richard Russo

Sure, Empire Falls is getting all the talk, but I think this is his best.

The Complete Stories Flannery O'Connor

Funny, cynical, lyric writing by the South's best female writer.

The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce

A few words from "The wickedest man in San Francisco" ...