My Book List

My grandmother kept a list of all the books she's ever read.  She was a voracious reader with a long and varied list.  I don't so much have an interest in making a record of all the books I've read, but this is a list of books I've read and loved.  Some books have challenged my faith, helped me become a writer, made me laugh so hard I cried, and others moved me.  I hope you find something from my list that tickles your fancy and I hope you follow in my grandmother's footsteps and start keeping a list of your own.

1. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon


2. Belong to Me by Marisa de los Santos


3. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen


4. gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson


5. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd


6. On Writing by Stephen King


7. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver


8. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott


9. Night by Elie Wiesel


10. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris


11. I Love Everybody and Other Atrocious Lies by Laurie Notaro


12. We Thought You Would Be Prettier by Laurie Notaro


13. The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy


14. Six Hours One Friday by Max Lucado


15. The Life of Pi by Yann Martel


16. Such A Pretty Fat by Jen Lancaster


17. Write Beside Them by Penny Kittle


18. What A Writer Needs by Ralph Fletcher


19. The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell


20. The Help by Kathryn Stockett


21. The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams


22. The Polar Express (audio version) by Chris Van Allsburg, read by Liam Neeson


23. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein


24. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller


25. This I Believe: On Love edited by Dan Gediman with John Gregory and Mary Jo Gediman


26. My Mother's Clothes: An Album of Memories by Jeannette Montgomery Barron


27. Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life With Words by Susan G. Wooldridge


28. Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin


29. The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett  My favorite line is "This was a promise with desperation in its origin, the kind of deal that Jonah cut in the belly of the whale."


30. Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji


31. Love Does by Bob Goff.  This book is an amazing book on living what you believe.  Plus if you buy it using the link, the proceeds go to Restore Leadership Academy in Gulu, Uganda.


32. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett