Kate Atkinson's Reading List

The author of the forthcoming novel "Transcription" recoils at the idea of a literary dinner party: "I would never invite writers. They're so competitive."

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By the Book: Kate Atkinson (2018)

NYT By the Book column (2018-09-06).

Source: www.nytimes.com

The Silence of the Girls

Pat Barker · Buy on Amazon

"A very good, very raw rendition of the Trojan War from the point of view of the women."

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen · Buy on Amazon

"The last "great" book I read was probably a rereading of "Pride and Prejudice.""

A Far Cry From Kensington

Muriel Spark · Buy on Amazon

"The last really good book was "A Far Cry From Kensington," by Muriel Spark, also a reread."

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

Elizabeth Taylor · Buy on Amazon

"Is that a classic? It should be anyway. I've spent the last year or so catching up on books by British female authors who had slipped below my radar."

Human Voices

Penelope Fitzgerald · Buy on Amazon

"Fitzgerald's "Human Voices," about the BBC in wartime, has become one of my all-time favorite books and was a big influence on "Transcription.""

Why We Sleep

Matthew Walker · Buy on Amazon

""Why We Sleep," by Matthew Walker, is immensely readable and has made me attend much more to my need for sleep."

The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame · Buy on Amazon

"Ratty and Mole in "The Wind in the Willows," by Kenneth Grahame"

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