Folks frequently ask me what they might want to read next, or what to buy their _____ for a given occasion. And then sometimes I get in the list making mood thinking about what to read on a holiday, or the books I’ve most enjoyed in a particular genre. So here are a few lists and recommendations. If you’d like me to curate a particular list, or if you want a personalized recommendation, please leave a comment or get in touch.
What to Read in a Pandemic
Really Great, Not Quite an All Time Favourite
- Manhattan Beach
- Song of Achilles
- Americanah
- Homegoing
- The Association of Small Bombs
- Small Island
- Swing Time
- The Last Town on Earth
- The Kindly Ones
- Love and Summer
- The Goldfinch
- The Noise of Time
- Little Fires Everywhere
- The Glass Hotel
- James
- Prophet Song
What Should I Buy My _____/Guaranteed to be a Crowd Pleaser
- The Wonder
- Americanah
- The Sisters Brothers
- The Light Between Oceans
- All the Light We Cannot See
- Fates and Furies
- Little Fires Everywhere
- Station Eleven
- The God of the Woods
Holiday Reading
- Summer Reading List
- The Secret History
- My Struggle
- My Brilliant Friend
- Break In Case of Emergency
- Infinte Jest
- The Best Kind of People
Beach Reads
- Big Little Lies
- Big Summer
- The God of the Woods
Great Reads in…
Canadian Literature
- A Short List from 2014
- Anything by Ivan E. Coyote
- Come, Thou Tortoise
- The Man Game
- Galore
- Half-blood Blues
- Indian Horse
- The Last Crossing
- Us Conductors
- A Tale for the Time Being
- 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl
- Brother
- Coming Up for Air
- The Adversary
Fantasy
- Game of Thrones
- Red Rising (but don’t read the rest of the series!)
- Never Let Me Go
- Kindred
- Station Eleven
- Wayfarer Series
Young Adult Fiction
- Jacob Have I Loved
- Catcher in the Rye
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian
- A Handful of Time
- If I Fall If I Die
- Long Way Down
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