Sarah Broom's Reading List

“My mother used to buy me any and every book with the word ‘Sarah’ in the title,” says the author, whose 2019 memoir “The Yellow House” is now out in paperback.

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By the Book: Sarah Broom (2020)

NYT By the Book column (2020-07-09).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Jesmyn Ward · Buy on Amazon

""Sing, Unburied, Sing," by Jesmyn Ward"

Blindness

José Saramago · Buy on Amazon

""Blindness," by Jose Saramago"

Some of Us Did Not Die

June Jordan · Buy on Amazon

""Some of Us Did Not Die," by June Jordan"

The Art of Fiction

John Gardner · Buy on Amazon

"John Gardner's "The Art of Fiction""

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez · Buy on Amazon

""One Hundred Years of Solitude," which I reread at least once a year. It's one of my favorite worlds to live in and I am still trying to figure out how García Márquez built it."

Louisiana

Erna Brodber · Buy on Amazon

""Louisiana," by Erna Brodber."

Conversations with Toni Morrison

Danille Taylor-Guthrie · Buy on Amazon

""Conversations With Toni Morrison," edited by Danille Taylor-Guthrie — I would wear it around my neck like a talisman if it didn't weigh so much."

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin · Buy on Amazon

"Baldwin's "Giovanni's Room""