The Library

Recently read/reading/love (Adult):

The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O’Farrell
Bad Cree, Jessica Johns (cannot wait to read–please listen to her 1/23 interview on NPR)
I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette McCurdy (Maria Semple says to read, so am going to)
This Must Be The Place, Maggie O’Farrell (see my post)
Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell (last chapter will stay with me forever–you, too?)
A World of Curiosities, Louise Penny (as always do not read on an empty stomach, because: Bistro)
Cloud Cuckoo Land, Anthony Doerr (Also, The Shell Collector is one of my favorite short story collections ever–don’t miss! But you probably already know this)
Euphoria, Lily King (instant favorite)
Surfacing, Kathleen Jamie (she is so good for our planet, can’t recommend enough all of her riveting books about our natural world)
The Liar’s Club, Mary Karr
Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel (read twice now, before and after watching mini-series)
Change Your Brain, Change Your Grades, Daniel G. Amen (I have a teen)
The Wonder of Boys, Michael Gurion (my teen is a boy)
Where’d You Go, Bernadette?, Maria Semple (I will always love this book)
Sea Wife, Amity Gaige (instant favorite)
The Sea Around Us, Rachel Carson (nightstand staple)
The Ocean World, Jacques Cousteau

Recently read/reading/love (Kidlit/YA)

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking, T. Kingfisher (am late to the T. Kingfisher party)
Hide and Seeker, Daka Hermon (a lesson in suspense, brilliant)
The Midnight War Of Mateo Martinez, Robin Yardi (magic writing)
Everything Rebecca Stead
Everything Laurie Halse Anderson
Everything Kathryn Fitzmaurice
Everything Gary D. Schmidt
Everything Sally Rogan
Everything Cornelia Funke
Everything Pullman
EVERYTHING Zilpha Keatley Snyder, my hero (RIP)

Poetry:

RIP Mary Oliver. You helped.
frank: sonnets, Diane Seuss (and all of her books/poems, especially Wolf Lake, White Gown Blown Open)
Life on Mars, Tracy K. Smith
Blud, Rachel McKibbens (a must read)
Stag’s Leap, Sharon Olds
Glass Town, Lisa Russ Spaar (forever-fav)
Everything Nicky Beer writes
Everything Amy Gerstler
Sarah Hannah (RIP)

Music

Sophie Tucker
First Aid Kit
Brandi Carlile
The Chicks
Tame Impala (years ago thought radio announcer said Tame & Paula, wondered why I could never find their music when searching online…)
Lord Huron
Neko Case (of course, because this tornado loves you)
MC Yogi (Elephant Power)
Brian Eno (airport, Apollo, installations)
Helios
Tourist
Indigo Girls (follow on Facebook)
Bjork (of course!)
Courtyard Hounds
Elbow