Laurie Halse Anderson's Reading List

The author, most recently, of the memoir “Shout” doesn’t shun any genres: “That’s like avoiding colors or parts of the flavor spectrum. I want all kinds of stories on my plate.”

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By the Book: Laurie Halse Anderson (2019)

NYT By the Book column (2019-03-14).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

Roxane Gay · Buy on Amazon

"If you haven't read it yet, start right now... this book contains multitudes. I will be rereading it for a very long time."

All American Boys

Unknown · Buy on Amazon

"The only way we'll eliminate the racial inequities and injustice in America is if we give the next generation a shared vocabulary. "All American Boys" is a great place to start."

His Dark Materials

Philip Pullman · Buy on Amazon

"I like bravery on a large scale, like Lyra Belacqua battling evil in Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy."

The Borrowers

Mary Norton · Buy on Amazon

"The books that bring back powerful memories are "The Borrowers" books, by Mary Norton."

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott · 1868 · Buy on Amazon

""Little Women," by Louisa May Alcott."

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