- The Glass Castle – Jeannette Walls. An amazing memoir about a girl who survives supremely irresponsible parents.
- The Journalist and the Murderer – Janet Malcolm. A close look at a lawsuit regarding journalists’ conduct with interview subjects. A must-read for any journalism or non-fiction student.
- The New New Journalism – Robert S. Boynton. A great set of interviews with whacked-out writers. Inspiring and terrifying.
- What It Feels Like for a Girl – Jennica Harper. Wonderful contemporary poetry.
- A Complicated Kindness – Miriam Toews. Okay, so I read it awhile ago, but it’s still on my mind. In a good way.
Top five all time:
- The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho. Classic fable about following your dreams.
- By The River Piedra, I Sat Down And Wept – Paulo Coelho. Same as above, but sort of a women’s version.
- Into The Wild – Jon Krakauer. NF story about an idealistic young man.
Brilliantly researched and humbly written. Krakauer is a god.
- Life of Pi – Yann Martel. Nobody mentioned this yet. A true work of art.
- Empty (lyrics) – Ray LaMontagne. The guy is brilliant, and because I just took a lyric class this deserves mention. I can’t live without LaMontagne.
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