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Carla Hayden's Reading List

The librarian of Congress, who wrote the foreword to “The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures,” likes to read about the nature of things, most recently, books on mahogany and the history of redheads.

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By the Book: Carla Hayden (2017)

NYT By the Book column (2017-08-03).

Source: www.nytimes.com

My Reading Life
Pat Conroy · Buy on Amazon
"I really identify with Pat Conroy's "My Reading Life," because I have different favorites for different reasons."
When Books Went to War
Unknown · Buy on Amazon
"I recently read "When Books Went to War," about librarians working together during World War II to send books to the troops."
Women Who Read Are Dangerous
Unknown · Buy on Amazon
"I also think "Women Who Read Are Dangerous" is such an interesting book. It is about how women readers were portrayed in fine arts, which is not a topic that had ever occurred to me."
Cover of A History of Reading
A History of Reading
Alberto Manguel · Buy on Amazon
""A History of Reading," by Alberto Manguel, includes a specific chapter that is so important. It is about forbidden reading, and talks about what happens when reading is suppressed. Everyone should understand that reading is not something to take for granted."
Too Soon to Say Goodbye
Art Buchwald · Buy on Amazon
"Art Buchwald's "Too Soon to Say Goodbye." He manages to make getting thrown out of hospice laugh-out-loud funny."
If Beale Street Could Talk
James Baldwin · Buy on Amazon
""If Beale Street Could Talk," by James Baldwin, always gets to me. I have a signed copy from a book event in 1974."
My Soul Looks Back
Jessica B. Harris · Buy on Amazon
"I hadn't picked it up in a long time but was reminded of it when I read Jessica B. Harris's memoir, "My Soul Looks Back," recently."
The Language of Flowers
Unknown · Buy on Amazon
"I remember reading "The Language of Flowers" and at one point being so mad at the main character I had to remind myself, "Carla, this is fiction." But when that happens, you know a story has you hooked. I have given that book to many people."
Bright April
Marguerite de Angeli · Buy on Amazon
"I often talk about my favorite book, which is "Bright April," by Marguerite de Angeli. It was about a young African-American girl who was a Brownie with pigtails. And that was me. It was the first book I remember where I really saw myself."
Cover of Little Women
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott · 1868 · Buy on Amazon
"I was a voracious reader. I was the daughter of musicians and realized pretty early that I wasn't a musical talent. But what I did love was reading, and devoured books like Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women.""
Miss Happiness and Miss Flower
Unknown · Buy on Amazon
"When I was 8 years old, I received the book "Miss Happiness and Miss Flower." It came at a good time in my life."

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