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What Are You Reading Now? Show Us Your Bedside Table! (No, not that drawer)
She Writers, what are you reading? We are introducing a new feature on She Writes (well, new-ish), an invitation to ALL She Writers to tell us what you are reading now. We have had the wonderful luck to have several of you contribute columns to our "What She's Reading Now" series (if you want to pitch us on one, check out the submission guidelines here), but we'd like to add a component to this that's a little more fast and loose: take a snapshot of the book (or books) on your bedside table, and give us a line or two about what you are reading now.In case it isn't obvious, I am a complete and total book-aholic, and am always reading something. (Just finished Tess of the D'Ubervilles last night, lest you think I only read books written by women -- far from it!) In addition, I always have a stack of books on my Ikea-nightstand, cued for launch, my version of an "on-deck" circle. I wanted to share them all with you, with a special shout-out to those written by She Writers I adore.
BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY: The Election That Changed Everything for Ameri...
by Rebecca Traister
I have been wanting to read this book ever since I got hooked on Rebecca Traister's brilliant reporting -- and political commentary -- during the 2008 election on Salon.com. If you like your critics smart, deep, and fearless, you will love it too.
THE FOREST FOR THE TREES: An Editor's Advice to Writers
by Betsy Lerner
If you want to know why I'm going to (re)read this, read Erin Hosier's post about this seminal book, now in a revised edition, from last week on She Writes. It pretty much says it all.
GREAT HOUSE: A Novel
By Nicole Krauss (who is not a member of She Writes -- somebody, please invite her!)
I was intrigued by the NY Times Book Review cover story on this book, and particularly keen to read a young woman writer frequently mentioned as one of the best American fiction writers working today. (See, NYTBR does matter, which is why we have to stay ON THEIR CASE about reviewing and featuring books by women!) The History of Love is also on my list.
BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING (Femme Fatales: Women Write Pulp)
By Evelyn Piper
I love this series from the Feminist Press (thank you Jean Casella!) "In this fraught and at times freakish tale of suspense, Evelyn Piper takes us deep into the psyche of the 1950s to explore American fetishes, fallacies, and fears around motherhood and sexuality. " Need I say more?
DO IT ANYWAY: The New Generation of Activists
by Courtney E. Martin
I am lucky to count the inimitable Courtney Martin as a friend, but even if I didn't, I would have been drawn to this book. In these trying times, stories of activism, featuring young people with strong beliefs and the will to risk everything in the service of their mission -- feels like just the thing I need to inspire me and restore my hope.
THE MUDDY CUP: A Dominican Family Comes of Age in a New America
by Barbara Fischkin
I love literary nonfiction and stories generated by cultural analysis and reportage, and this title and its subject spoke to me. One of my closest friends (who also happens to be the woman who cares for my children while I am at work) immigrated here from the Dominican Republic, and I am eager to read this book to deepen my understanding of her experience.
SEARCHING FOR TAMSEN DONNER
By Gabrielle Burton
On a recent trip to California, I had the great pleasure of meeting Gabrielle Burton (who joined Hope Edelman, Carley Knobloch and me for lunch), and we agreed to do a book swap -- I sent her mine, and she sent me hers. I am really looking forward to reading it -- Gabrielle's reputation as a novelist was enough to hook me, but the Booklist description sealed the deal: "Burton was first drawn to the story of Tamsen Donner in the 1970s, just as she was becoming enmeshed in the women’s movement...The result is a thoughtful and engaging blend of history and memoir that inspires the reader to delve further into the Donner party’s fate, while at the same time enjoying Burton’s struggle to be both a full-time mother and successful writer." Mother writers -- I think this one should move up fast on your "to-read" lists.
So...what are you reading now? Take a pic of your bedside table, and share a few lines about the books you are reading, or plan to read soon. If you tweet, give those authors some Twitter love with the hashtag #WSRN.
And don't think you have to be reading books (almost) all written by She Writers. But I think it should be obvious (by now) that I will never miss a chance to shout a She Writer out -- or read her latest book.
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Comment by Erika Dreifus on June 18, 2011 at 2:46pm -
Currently reading (& enjoying) The Borrower, by Rebecca Makkai (just out from Viking).
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Comment by EJ Runyon on May 17, 2011 at 8:01pm -
this isn't a new one - but wow - what a great read!
Like a Hole in the Head (9780446675178): Jen Banbury. 1998
I could paste in a blurb, but it's a you've got to read this , there's not much more to say.
A gutsy voice, a good go-round of a plot, and a character you don't meet every day, all surprising elements in a first novel.
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Comment by Karen Mulvaney on May 9, 2011 at 12:53pm -
Recently I read the page-turner Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand and found that I wanted to start reading it again as soon as I was done because the story of Louie Zamperini's life and Laura's telling of it so captivated me. It's possible that there may not be a more jaw-dropping, death-defying and life-affirming story than Louie's as researched and chronicled by Laura and her magnificent writing skill. I urge everyone to purchase the book, read and then share it with everyone you know. You'll be glad you did. And your friends will be happy and grateful too.
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Comment by Colonel Mustard's Sous Chef on November 24, 2010 at 3:51pm -
The Harrowsmith Cookbooks.
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Comment by Cindy La Ferle on November 24, 2010 at 3:06pm -
I'm reading An Altar in the World, by Barbara Brown Taylor. It's the perfect book for Thanksgiving reading, as it reminds me to count my everyday blessings, and to seek out the sacred in the ordinary. In a world torn apart by religious conflict and organized religion, this is a book that speaks to the spiritual seeker of any denomination. Beautiful, poetic essays that can be dipped into one at a time, and savored.
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Comment by Michelle Cale on November 19, 2010 at 3:03pm -
Got to confess I'm re-reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Great books by a woman writer!
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Comment by Juliet Wilson on November 16, 2010 at 8:23am -
I'm currently reading the weird and wonderful novel The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall; Fermats Last Theorem by Simon Singh, which is a very interesting book about Fermat's Theorem and number theory in general and Parallel Worlds, poetry in Shetlandic and English by Christine de Luca.
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Comment by Melinda Freeman on October 29, 2010 at 1:19pm -
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Comment by Sandra Gail Lambert on October 26, 2010 at 4:41am -
Minal Hajratwala's Leaving India - so far - a huge, wild ride through history.
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Comment by LISA CUSHENBERRY on October 25, 2010 at 8:11pm -
Catherine Coulter, Tailspin...a meaty book with plenty of pages...thought it would take a week of only reading it during my downtime at work. Alas, it only lasted a day...Couldn't put it down...love her writing...Well, on to the next one...wherever it may be...a closet, a store, a friend's house.
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