Geraldine Brooks's Reading List

""Worn," by Sofi Thanhauser, an engaging dive into the human and environmental cost of what we put on our backs"

"I am still reeling from "The Overstory," by Richard Powers."

"I think you _could_ read both "Gilead" and "Housekeeping," by Marilynne Robinson, as a younger person, but you should do yourself a solid and read them again once you've had some tread worn off your tires."

"I think you _could_ read both "Gilead" and "Housekeeping," by Marilynne Robinson, as a younger person, but you should do yourself a solid and read them again once you've had some tread worn off your tires."

"especially her biography of Ben Franklin's sister, "Book of Ages," a painstaking unearthing of a disregarded woman's voice."

"my favorite American historical novel is "I Should Be Extremely Happy in Your Company," by Brian Hall, about the Lewis and Clark expedition. It's full of insights earned by deep research and is a master class on voice and character."

"That the plural of octopus is octopuses, _not_ octopi, since you can't put a Latin "i" ending on a Greek word. Just one of the interesting things I learned from "The Soul of an Octopus," by Sy Montgomery."

""All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake," by Tiya Miles."