Read. We are not alone. Writers are our teachers.
As you read, notice how a book is structured.
Examine the writer's mind.
If you want to write, read widely and often.
As you read, notice how a book is structured.
Examine the writer's mind.
If you want to write, read widely and often.
Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
-written in 1961. Didion is a powerful nonfiction essay writer. Especially of interest, "On keeping a notebook" in Section II.
Under a Wing: A Memoir by Reeve Lindbergh
Against Wind and Tide: letters and journals 1947-1986 by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
The Burgess Boys, Elizabeth Strout
Loon, A Marine Story by Jack McLean
-A powerful coming-of-age portrait that defines some of the most tumultuous events in our history, both in Vietnam and back home.
This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett
-a memoir in short stories. Don't miss The Get Away Car. It is about writing.
Karma and Other Stories by Rishi Reddi
-short stories depicting members of an Indian American community finding a balance between tradition and western culture
Safekeeping: some true stories from a life by Abigail Thomas
This is a collection of short pieces. She might as well have been doing Writing Practice!
When Women Were Birds: fifty-four variations on voice by Terry Tempest Williams
Homebird - Four Seasons on Martha's Vineyard by Laura Wainwright
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
When Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather
I have a student who is reading everything by Willa Cather!
What a great way to get to know a writer!
An Unspoken Hunger by Terry Tempest Williams
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
-written in 1961. Didion is a powerful nonfiction essay writer. Especially of interest, "On keeping a notebook" in Section II.
Under a Wing: A Memoir by Reeve Lindbergh
Against Wind and Tide: letters and journals 1947-1986 by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
The Burgess Boys, Elizabeth Strout
Loon, A Marine Story by Jack McLean
-A powerful coming-of-age portrait that defines some of the most tumultuous events in our history, both in Vietnam and back home.
This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett
-a memoir in short stories. Don't miss The Get Away Car. It is about writing.
Karma and Other Stories by Rishi Reddi
-short stories depicting members of an Indian American community finding a balance between tradition and western culture
Safekeeping: some true stories from a life by Abigail Thomas
This is a collection of short pieces. She might as well have been doing Writing Practice!
When Women Were Birds: fifty-four variations on voice by Terry Tempest Williams
Homebird - Four Seasons on Martha's Vineyard by Laura Wainwright
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
When Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather
I have a student who is reading everything by Willa Cather!
What a great way to get to know a writer!
An Unspoken Hunger by Terry Tempest Williams
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
