NIGHTLY READING THREAD: Welcome to Edition #50 (!?!!) of #GMGReads. Every night through this weird time, I'm tweeting out a list of my five favorite books around a general theme—and a link to an indie bookstore where you can order them online....
So evidently we've made it all the way to Numero Five-Zero—and into week eight! I've been thinking all day about a list that seems apropos for a milestone night, so here are my five favorite books of all time (which is semi-cheating since I've mentioned some before):
1) Anne Lamott's (@annelamott) book on writing, BIRD BY BIRD, contains (nearly) all the life advice you need to thrive: northshire.com/book/978038548…
2) My college freshman-year writing teacher, after doing battle with me all semester, prescribed me to read Frank Conroy's BODY & SOUL, which proved hugely important to me: northshire.com/book/978038531…
3) Graham Greene, overall, far and away, is my favorite author, and THE END OF THE AFFAIR, set against WWII, and THE QUIET AMERICAN, in the early days of the Vietnam War, top my list, along with THE POWER AND THE GLORY, which I've mentioned before. northshire.com/book/978014243…
4) The campaign classic THE BOYS ON THE BUS, by Timothy Crouse, was a huge inspiration toward being a journalist, northshire.com/book/978081296… as was Evelyn Waugh's novel SCOOP, the first novel of my adult life: northshire.com/book/978031621…
5) Lastly, two classic books that captured such beauty in language: W. Somerset Maugham's RAZOR'S EDGE: northshire.com/book/978140003… and Gabriel García Márquez's LOVE IN A TIME OF CHOLERA: northshire.com/book/978030738…
Phew! Those are tonight's unexpectedly personal #GMGReads. What are your favorite books of all time?! Share! #avidreadersunite
