Lesley Stahl's Reading List

The journalist and author of “Becoming Grandma” says Ann Patchett’s “Bel Canto” reminded her of Gabriel García Márquez, a high compliment: “My all-time favorite book . . . is ‘Love in the Time of Cholera.’”

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By the Book: Lesley Stahl (2017)

NYT By the Book column (2017-04-13).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Bel Canto

Ann Patchett · 2001 · Buy on Amazon

"Bel Canto was my favorite -- the pace and setting reminded me of Gabriel Garcia Marquez."

Commonwealth

Ann Patchett · 2016 · Buy on Amazon

"I also loved Commonwealth."

Love in the Time of Cholera

Gabriel Garcia Marquez · Buy on Amazon

"my all-time favorite book, if I had to choose one, is Love in the Time of Cholera."

My Brilliant Friend

Elena Ferrante · 2011 · Buy on Amazon

"I was swept up into the tenements of Naples. Devoured all four books in a long, lovely banquet."

The Honeymoon

Dinitia Smith · Buy on Amazon

"Not only is the portrait of Ms. Evans a surprise from Page 1, it is all beautifully written. I don't understand how it never became a big best seller."

The Female Brain

Louann Brizendine · Buy on Amazon

"There is no better explanation for why we women act the way we do. I strongly recommend that everyone who's female read this book."

Personal History

Katharine Graham · Buy on Amazon

"It's one of the great books about journalism written by a heroine."

Team of Rivals

Doris Kearns Goodwin · 2005 · Buy on Amazon

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