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
