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Susan Straight Sacrament's Reading List

In an email interview, she shared the book she rereads yearly, and explained why she misses James Baldwin and Dorothy Allison. SCOTT HELLER

By the Book: Susan Straight Sacrament (2025)

NYT By the Book column (2025-11-06).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Indian Horse

Richard Wagamese · Buy on Amazon

"I finished "Indian Horse" last night. Every five pages, I'd become tearful, holding my sleeping newborn grandson while reading."

Under the Feet of Jesus

Helena María Viramontes · Buy on Amazon

""Under the Feet of Jesus," by Helena María Viramontes, because I'm teaching it again and I reread it every year with pleasure."

Of Love and Dust

Ernest J. Gaines · Buy on Amazon

""Of Love and Dust," by Ernest J. Gaines … The dialogue and sly humor sing exactly the same notes as the older people I grew up around."

Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus

Unknown · Buy on Amazon

"She was so kind to me, and in her office, chose two paperbacks from her shelf: "Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus," from Brazil; and "Nectar in a Sieve," by Kamala Markandaya. I have them here on my desk, always."

Nectar in a Sieve

Kamala Markandaya · Buy on Amazon

""Nectar in a Sieve," by Kamala Markandaya … I have them here on my desk, always."

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