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Jeannette Walls's Reading List

The author of “The Glass Castle” and, most recently, “The Silver Star,” is not a fan of “escapist” literature: “Reality is just so interesting, why would you want to escape it?”

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By the Book: Jeannette Walls (2013)

NYT By the Book column (2013-06-13).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Cover of The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair
Graham Greene · Buy on Amazon
"“The End of the Affair,” by Graham Greene. It’s such a beautiful story of the triumph of compassion over cynicism."
A House in the Sky
Amanda Lindhout · Buy on Amazon
"I had a pre-publication copy of a riveting memoir, “A House in the Sky,” by Amanda Lindhout, about being kidnapped in Somalia."
In the Sanctuary of Outcasts
Neil White · Buy on Amazon
"“In the Sanctuary of Outcasts,” by Neil White"
The Memory Palace
Mira Bartok · Buy on Amazon
"“The Memory Palace,” by Mira Bartok"
Denial
Jessica Stern · Buy on Amazon
"“Denial,” by Jessica Stern"
A Long Way Gone
Ishmael Beah · Buy on Amazon
"“A Long Way Gone,” by Ishmael Beah"
Cover of An Unquiet Mind
An Unquiet Mind
Kay Redfield Jamison · Buy on Amazon
"“An Unquiet Mind,” by Kay Redfield Jamison"
Chanel Bonfire
Wendy Lawless · Buy on Amazon
"“Chanel Bonfire,” by Wendy Lawless"
The Center Cannot Hold
Elyn R. Saks · Buy on Amazon
"“The Center Cannot Hold,” by Elyn Saks"
After Visiting Friends
Michael Hainey · Buy on Amazon
"“After Visiting Friends,” by Michael Hainey"
The Kiss
Kathryn Harrison · Buy on Amazon
"“The Kiss,” by Kathryn Harrison"
My Stroke of Insight
Jill Bolte Taylor · Buy on Amazon
"“My Stroke of Insight,” by Jill Bolte Taylor"
Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Wally Lamb and the Women of York Correctional Institution
Wally Lamb · Buy on Amazon
"“Couldn’t Keep It to Myself: Wally Lamb and the Women of York Correctional Institution,” edited by Wally Lamb."
Peter the Great
Robert Massie · Buy on Amazon
"“Peter the Great,” by Robert Massie. It kicked off my obsession with Russian history."
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Unknown · Buy on Amazon
"“A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.” I read it when I was 10 years old and an outcast. Finding a “friend” like little Francie Nolan, who also was not very popular but also loved reading and her no-’count drunken dad, was a real revelation."
The Sneetches
Dr. Seuss · Buy on Amazon
"I was a big Dr. Seuss fan when I was very young — I had “The Sneetches” and “Horton Hatches the Egg” memorized before I started kindergarten, and much to the dismay of my friends, I can still recite big chunks of them."
Horton Hatches the Egg
Dr. Seuss · Buy on Amazon
"I was a big Dr. Seuss fan when I was very young — I had “The Sneetches” and “Horton Hatches the Egg” memorized before I started kindergarten, and much to the dismay of my friends, I can still recite big chunks of them."
Cover of The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck · 1939 · Buy on Amazon
"Tom Joad. I’ve had a schoolgirl crush on him since I read “The Grapes of Wrath” when I was 11."

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