Debut post

For more than five years, I've been asking authors what they are reading. Their recommendations span time and genre, and often leap-frog to movies, exhibits and musical works of art. From authors with New York Times best selling status to local writers with an interesting take on life in the Rockies, these scribes have more than just pages of their own to share. They often provide some of the best reading resources I (and my staff) have ever received. These gems should be shared, and I hope they will enrich your reading list well beyond the shelves of any one collection.



To start, I've plucked a few from the recent archives:

• Lisa See (Shanghai Girls) recommending The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society by MaryAnn Shaffer and Annie Barrows in July 2009
  
• David Wroblewski (The Story of Edgar Sawtelle) recommending So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell in June 2008


• Laura Lippman (What the Dead Know) recommending The Post Birthday World by Lionel Shriver in March 2007

It is my hope to begin a dialogue with authors about what they are reading, what they hope to read, and what books changed their lives. As I collect the lists, new ideas will certainly emerge. Let's get started!