Rachel Cusk's Reading List

The author, most recently, of “Transit” is surprised at writers who treasure books as collectible objects. “I treat my books like I treat my shoes: The more I love them, the shoddier they become.”

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By the Book: Rachel Cusk (2017)

NYT By the Book column (2017-01-05).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Larry's Party

Carol Shields · Buy on Amazon

"Carol Shields's Larry's Party. It's as unusual for me to find I've saved — for years, in this case — a coveted book unread as to discover forgotten money in my bank account."

Silas Marner

George Eliot · Buy on Amazon

"In its brevity and stillness it's almost a painting rather than a book. A profound meditation on impoverishment and love."

Pale Horse, Pale Rider

Katherine Anne Porter · Buy on Amazon

"The stories in Pale Horse, Pale Rider gave me so much to navigate by, both personally and artistically."

The Correspondence

J. D. Daniels · Buy on Amazon

"I recently read J. D. Daniels's groundbreaking collection of short memoirs, The Correspondence."

Women in Love

D. H. Lawrence · Buy on Amazon

"A signed edition of Women in Love. There's a mark on it where Lawrence rested his pen after signing it."

Little House on the Prairie

Laura Ingalls Wilder · Buy on Amazon

"Even now, the events in Little House on the Prairie seem as real to me as my own experiences."

The Wound and the Bow

Edmund Wilson · Buy on Amazon

"I recently read Edmund Wilson's marvelous The Wound and the Bow."

Philoctetes

Sophocles · Buy on Amazon

"I could almost chart my major changes in personal and creative direction by my encounters over the years with the foundational Greek dramas."

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