Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr
Any author who gets me to read science fiction has absolutely earned their Pulitzer Prize. I don’t know if it’s Konstance’s mass of curls that
The Exiles, by Christina Baker Kline
There are only a few cardinal rules for a writer: you must not be boring (I’m looking at you, Trust by Hernan Diaz, whom I
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, by Jesse Q. Sutanto
What to read when… …your boyfriend’s moved in and you’re trying really hard to be normal about it. It had been 13 years since a
Teacher Field Trip to Ireland
I’m so excited to share that The Storyhouse Writers Showcase has published my article on my trip to Ireland—the land of some of the greatest
The Dictionary of Lost Words, by Pip Williams
I think some of us always remember the first time we’re called a “dumb b*tch.” It happened to me at 19—stalled out in the middle
The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck
No one has time for a slow-start book anymore, which is a shame, since it’s the build in The Good Earth that makes this story
The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah
If you’re a book snob like me, you might have passed over this one simply because EVERYONE has been talking about it. I’m not one
Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery
What to read when… …you just need a soft place to go to sleep. Do you have a “comfort” book? Something like mashed potatoes, or
The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig
I dropped out of school in 9th grade, was married at 17, and had two children by 21, so um, yes, I’ve been in Nora’s
West with Giraffes, by Lynda Rutledge
If your summer plans don’t include a road trip with giraffes while being chased by a murderous traveling circus and falling in love with the
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, by V.E. Schwab
I have a hearing loss in my left ear, but (for very real and very stubborn reasons) I don’t wear a hearing aid, which creates