Courtney’s Reading List

I started this book list in October 2011 as inspiration to read more and to share the books I read. Reading inspires my writing, fuels my creativity and sometimes helps me escape for a bit. I’d love your book recommendations.

Currently Reading  The Zahir: A Novel of Obsession by Paulo Coelho

Fiction

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond

No One You Know by Michelle Richmond

In Leah’s Wake by Terri Giuliano Long

While I Was Gone by Sue Miller

She’s Come Undone  by Wally Lamb

 

Non-fiction

On Writing: 10th Anniversary Edition: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

Learning to Breathe: My Yearlong Quest to Bring Calm to My Life by Priscilla Warner

Tiny Buddha, Simple Wisdom for Life’s Hard Questions by Lori Deschene

The Flinch by Julien Smith

The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls

Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction by David Sheff

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott

Enjoy Every Sandwich: Living Each Day as If It Were Your Last by Lee Lipsenthal M.D.

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield

Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance by Jonathan Fields