Who recommends it
- Andrea GibsonInterview
I’ve read When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön probably 20 times and I imagine that says a great deal about my life! Ha! Pema Chödrön is a Buddhist nun who writes with such tenderness and humor about the human experience and whenever I’m in a difficult space her writing pulls me back to shore.
- John PerkinsInterview
This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein, The Magus by John Fowles, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Grendel by John Gardner, Beowulf by Seamus Heaney, In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant, The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene, The Dangerous Summer by Ernest Hemingway, The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart, The…
- Laura McKowenInterview
East of Eden by John Steinbeck, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed, The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (although I do this less often, because it is my favorite fiction book, and so I don’t recommend it without knowing the person a little bit.), When Things…
- Bari TesslerInterview
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