Susan Orlean's Reading List

The author, most recently, of "The Library Book" says visitors might be surprised to see a copy of "Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, 4th Edition" on her shelves: "I recommend it over the third edition."

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By the Book: Susan Orlean (2018)

NYT By the Book column (2018-10-11).

Source: www.nytimes.com

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Kate Atkinson · Buy on Amazon

""Transcription," by Kate Atkinson (who is one of those can-do-no-wrong writers, in my opinion)."

South and West

Joan Didion · Buy on Amazon

""South and West," by Joan Didion (I'm never very far from a copy of one of her books)."

Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone

Richard Lloyd Parry · Buy on Amazon

"Parry is the Asia editor of The Times of London, and he's a dazzling reporter who is also a writer of immense humanity and a crazy-good cobbler of sentences. I'm a total fan."

A God in Ruins

Kate Atkinson · Buy on Amazon

"At the end of "A God in Ruins," by Kate Atkinson, I was crying so hard that I nearly choked. But I was also really happy to be so transported by a piece of writing."

Regeneration

Pat Barker · Buy on Amazon

"Pat Barker, whose "Regeneration" trilogy changed my life."

In Patagonia

Bruce Chatwin · Buy on Amazon

"Many years ago, someone gave me a signed first edition of "In Patagonia," by Bruce Chatwin. I loved the book and developed a real crush on Chatwin."

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee · 2017 · Buy on Amazon

""Pachinko," by Min Jin Lee. I know almost nothing about it except that it's really good and it's epic, and I'm in that kind of mood."

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