Books on Writing, because I want to be a better writer:
- On Writing by Stephen King (the guy probably writes more in one day than I read in one day)
- Zen and the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury (if there is one author I could wish myself into being, it would be he)
- Reflections on the Psalms by C. S. Lewis
- Singing in the Reign by Michael Patrick Barber (by a Catholic Bible scholar and who doesn't love that title?)
- The Psalms of David illustrated by James Freemantle (picked this up at a used bookstore and hope it is good)
- Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander (famous fantasy series in five books that aren't wrist-breakingly huge)
- Chaos Trilogy by John C. Wright (given to me by my best friend a few years ago, it's time to read them!)
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (since the movie is coming out, I want to reread it in preparation)
I know it doesn't seem like a terribly ambitious list, but I do have two children under 5 years old who are zombifying me. Which reminds me, I will be reading some zombie lit and parenting books, too.
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I love that list! King's book is partly advice and partly life story, but a great read.
ReplyDeleteHe is probably not as good a writer as King, but I absolutely loved Pat Conroy's My Reading Life. His fiction is not my cup of tea, but this was a great little book.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely loved the King book. It was fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recommendation, Patricia! I haven't read any of Conroy's works, probably because I disliked the movie version of "Prince of Tides." I'll put "My Reading Life" on my list!
ReplyDeleteAlso, just so I have all my info in one spot, this is the recommendations from Saturday Review at:
On Writing Well by William Zinsser is a classic writing book, and I also like Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg. Prydain is wonderful, and I wish you a happy year in the psalms.