My Top Ten Books for 2011
I woke with a start this morning, thinking How could I forget?, realizing I failed to add Oregon author Craig Lesley to yesterday’s list of books read in 2011. So, for the record:
47. Winterkill by Craig Lesley
48. River Song by Craig Lesley
Onward to My Top Ten, culled from yesterdays’ list. Note that old favorites such as Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac are exempt from My Top Ten list because they are, effectively, all time chart-toppers in and of themselves. Without further delay and in no particular order…
MY TOP TEN BOOKS for 2011:
- Winterkill by Craig Lesley
- Temple of Air by Patricia Ann McNair
- Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing by Lydia Peele (Dear Lydia: Please write more books!)
- The Coast of Chicago by Stuart Dybek
- An American Map by Anne-Marie Oomen
- The Cowboys by William H. Forbis
- The World Made Straight by Ron Rash
- War by Sebastian Junger
- The Room and the Chair by Lorraine Adams
- Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction edited by Tara L. Masih (this book is also an anthology of stories)
And a few other categories for good measure:
- Fiction that continues to keep me thinking: Once Upon a River by Bonnie Jo Campbell
- Nonfiction that taught me the most as a writer: An American Map by Anne-Marie Oomen
- Fiction that taught me the most as a writer: The Room and the Chair by Lorraine Adams
- Favorite literary journal (besides TRACHODON): Electric Literature.
- Easiest read with highest payoff: The World Made Straight by Ron Rash
- Most useful book as a teacher of writing: Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction edited by Tara L. Masih
- Most useful book as a person trying to make a living as a writer: Listbuilding for Bloggers by Phil Hollows
