“Where’d You Go, Bernadette?” by Maria Semple
A devoted daughter searches for her eccentric mother in this inventive, sidesplittingly funny novel.
“The Remains of the Day” by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Remains of the Day is a fascinating study of unreliable narration, as well as an exploration of duty and responsibility.
“An Untamed State” by Roxane Gay
If you offer yourself up to the experience of reading An Untamed State, you will be rewarded.
“Hyperbole and a Half” by Allie Brosh
Hyperbole and a Half is a funny, eccentric, endearing graphic memoir that captures the large and small moments of Brosh’s life.
“Behind the Beautiful Forevers” by Katherine Boo
Behind the Beautiful Forevers has changed the way I look at journalism—changed the very way that I want to tell stories.
