NIGHTLY READING THREAD: Welcome to Edition #69 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....
It's Saturday night in America, so I thought I'd take my inspiration from @susanorlean and feature some great collected works of literary nonfiction, all available from @strandbookstore, the hometown of several of the books featured tonight....
1) Susan Orlean is in a category almost her own for literary nonfiction, and her SATURDAY NIGHT explores all manner of American life on Saturday nights (back in an era where, you know, America went out on Saturday nights): strandbooks.com/product/978145…
2) John McPhee's GIVING GOOD WEIGHT is a wonderful collection of his essays, including the title essay about New York's greenmarkets, but there's also some pinball in this book: strandbooks.com/product/978037…
3) Joseph Mitchell's UP IN THE OLD HOTEL approaches magic in the way that he captures and evokes life in the dwindling remnants of "old" New York: strandbooks.com/product/978067…
4) Martha Gellhorn is best known as a war correspondent, but she did some amazing peacetime reporting too, collected in THE VIEW FROM THE GROUND: strandbooks.com/product/978087…
5) Norman Mailer's remarkable political writing, from some of the most important conventions of the 20th century, is collected in SOME HONORABLE MEN: strandbooks.com/product/978031…
PS: I've never read Joan Didion's famous WHITE ALBUM, but given what an iconic work it is, I feel remiss not to mention in this category too: strandbooks.com/product/978037…
Those are tonight's #GMGReads. What are your favorite works of literary nonfiction or collected essays? What are you reading this weekend? Share! I'm excited to dive into @brookeleafoster's new novel SUMMER DARLINGS. #avidreadersunite strandbooks.com/product/978198…
