Colson Whitehead's Reading List

The author of “The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death” would like to host Flannery O’Connor, “because I don’t think she knew a lot of black people, or got out of the house that much.”

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By the Book: Colson Whitehead (2014)

NYT By the Book column (2014-05-15).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Book of Hours

Kevin Young · Buy on Amazon

"His new book is a wrenching investigation of what it is to be a father — to lose one's own, to raise a child in turn — and it's superb, as usual."

The Road

Cormac McCarthy · 2006 · Buy on Amazon

"My most memorable book-related weeping occurred early in Cormac McCarthy's 'The Road.'"

Drinking Coffee Elsewhere

ZZ Packer · Buy on Amazon

"One favorite is 'Drinking Coffee Elsewhere,' by ZZ Packer... She's nearing completion of her first novel, which is very exciting."

Autobiography of Red

Anne Carson · Buy on Amazon

"'Autobiography of Red,' by Anne Carson, even if it has no relation whatsoever to what the class is about. Especially if."

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