(please note that this is postdated, new entries will be below it)
april
1. late nights on air - elizabeth hay
2. the edible woman - margaret atwood
3. the kite runner - khaled hosseine
may
4. the satanic verses - salman rushdie
5. guns, germs, and steel: the fates of human societies - jared diamond
june
6. the house of god - samuel shem
7. brick lane - monica ali
8. tuesdays with morrie - mitch albom
9. the gathering - anne enright
10. anil's ghost - michael ondaatje
11. kafka on the shore - haruki murakami
july
12. the golden spruce: a true story of myth, madness, and greed - john vaillant
13. reading lolita in tehran: a memoir in books - azar nafisi
14. the inheritance of loss - kiran desai
15. the birth house - ami mckay
16. under the banner of heaven: a story of violent faith - jon krakauer
august
17. interpreter of maladies - jhumpa lahiri
18. twilight - stephenie meyer
19. new moon - stephenie meyer
20. eclipse - stephenie meyer
21. breaking dawn - stephenie meyer
22. the executioner's song - norman mailer
in progress:
three cups of tea - greg mortenson and david oliver relin
and some short story collections i'm picking at:
paul theroux
fresh air fiend: travel writings
constance rooke (ed.)
writing life: celebrated canadian and international authors on writing and life
jeffrey eugenides (ed.)
my mistress's sparrow is dead: great love stories from chekhov to munro
zadie smith (ed.)
the book of other people
as always, recommendations are appreciated. especially non-fiction.
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"My Name is Asher Lev," Chaim Potok.
Hello,
“Spirit of the Place” is definitely a great read.
It’s considered Mr. Shem’s most ambitious work.
Anyone interested should visit http://www.samuelshem.com for more information
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