Reading Nook
May 21, 2008
Per my favorite reader JT, I’ve decided to give a brief reading list based off of things on my shelf and things I really enjoyed reading. I’m still working on my summer project, so I will be listing those books as well as I finish them. Enjoy!
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn
New and Selected Poems 1974-1994 by Stephen Dunn
Winter Stars by Larry Levis
Jelly Roll: A Blues by Kevin Young
Crush by Richard Siken
Opened Ground:Selected Poems 1966-1996 by Seamus Heaney
The Passion by Jeanette Winterson
The Liars Club by Mary Karr
The Collected Poems by Anne Sexton
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer
Push by Sapphire
Ararat by Louise Gluck
Coffee Will Make You Black by April Sinclair
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Oroonoko by Aphra Behn
OOOOH! Thanks for doing this! I hate going to the bookstore or even browsing online and having no idea what I feel like reading. I’m in love with ZZ Packer after reading DCE. She was supposed to be coming out with a novel and I don’t know what happened with that but I was looking forward to it. Luckily, I’m scheduled to read Zora’s book again for my Harlem Ren. class this summer(which I’m loving). These sound really good. I think I wanna try that Nick Flynn..oh and the Seamus Heany first…thanks again!!