Karen Joy Fowler's Reading List

"In fact, his appearance in this book may have been his greatest single achievement," says the author Karen Joy Fowler, whose latest novel is "Booth."

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By the Book: Karen Joy Fowler (2022)

NYT By the Book column (2022-03-10).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Still Life

Sarah Winman · Buy on Amazon

"There are so many reasons to love this book… I am always on the lookout for books that include the 1966 Florence flood."

Moby-Dick

Herman Melville · 1851 · Buy on Amazon

"Hey! No one had ever told me "Moby-Dick" was funny."

Fortune's Fool

Terry Alford · Buy on Amazon

"I would particularly recommend Terry Alford's "Fortune's Fool," a masterly, meticulous biography of John Wilkes Booth"

American Tragedian

Daniel J. Watermeier · Buy on Amazon

"Daniel J. Watermeier's wonderful biography of Edwin Booth"

Beloved

Toni Morrison · 1987 · Buy on Amazon

""Beloved," Toni Morrison"

Cold Mountain

Charles Frazier · Buy on Amazon

""Cold Mountain," Charles Frazier"

March

Geraldine Brooks · 2005 · Buy on Amazon

""March," Geraldine Brooks"

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead · Buy on Amazon

""The Underground Railroad," Colson Whitehead"

Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders · Buy on Amazon

""Lincoln in the Bardo," George Saunders."

Dune

Unknown · Buy on Amazon

"As a young woman I dated a man who told me I should read "Dune." Also "The Left Hand of Darkness." If I hadn't loved those books, I probably wouldn't have married him."

The Left Hand of Darkness

Ursula K. Le Guin · 1969 · Buy on Amazon

"If I hadn't loved those books, I probably wouldn't have married him."

The Ministry for the Future

Kim Stanley Robinson · 2020 · Buy on Amazon

"I know one president has already read it, but we need way more than that, we need them all to do so."

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke · Buy on Amazon

"Susanna Clarke is a genius."

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