Good books to Read as Writers


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My Bookshelf

a list of books every writer should take the time to read:

The Elements of Style…                                                                                                         William Strunk, Jr.
Reading Between the Lines…                                                                                       Gene Edward Veith, Jr.
How to Read a Book…                                                                       Mortimer J. Adler & Charles Van Doren
The Writer’s Reference…                                                                                                               Diana Hacker
Putting Your Passion into Print…                                                          Arielle Eckstut & David Henry Sterry
The Twelve Trademarks of Great Literature…                                                                              J. F. Baldwin


books you must read:

Mara, Daughter of the Nile…                                                                                           Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Bronze Bow…                                                                                                        Elizabeth George Speare
Alice in Wonderland...                                                                                                                      Lewis Carrol
The Hunger Games…                                                                                                                   Suzanne Collins
Courage is Not Given…                                                                                                            Drayton Mayrant
The Robe…                                                                                                                                       Lloyd Douglas
Calico Captive…                                                                                                            Elizabeth George Speare
Catching Fire…                                                                                                                             Suzanne Collins
The Witch of Blackbird Pond…                                                                                  Elizabeth George Speare
Moccasin Trail…                                                                                                                 Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Mockingjay…                                                                                                                                Suzanne Collins
 

classics you’ll enjoy: 

Old Fashioned Girl…                                                                                                                Louisa May Alcott
National Velvet…                                                                                                                              Enig Bagnold
The Scarlett Pimpernel…                                                                                          Baroness Orczy Emmuska
Eight Cousins…                                                                                                                         Louisa May Alcott
Rose in Bloom…                                                                                                                       Louisa May Alcott
Oliver Twist…                                                                                                                               Charles Dickens
The Count of Monte Cristo…                                                                                                 Alexandre Dumas
Great Expectations…                                                                                                                   Charles Dickens
Frankenstein…                                                                                                                                  Mary Shelley
A Tale of Two Cities…                                                                                                                  Charles Dickens
Jane Eyre…                                                                                                                                  Charlotte Brontë
Behold Your King…                                                                                                      Florence Marvyne Bauer
Pride and Prejudice…                                                                                                                        Jane Austen
Emma…                                                                                                                                                Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility…                                                                                                                      Jane Austen
Persuasion…                                                                                                                                        Jane Austen
Northanger Abby…                                                                                                                            Jane Austen
Mansfield Park…                                                                                                                                Jane Austen
Treasure Island…                                                                                                           Robert Louis Stevenson


you might want to pick these up:

{historical fiction}

In Freedom’s Cause…                                                                                                                         G. A. Henty
St. Bartholomew’s Eve…                                                                                                                    G. A. Henty
The Golden Goblet…                                                                                                          Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Beric the Briton…                                                                                                                               G. A. Henty
The Girl in the Glass…                                                                                                                 Susan Meissner
The Inheritance…                                                                                                                     Louisa May Alcott
Marduks Tablet…                                                                                                                                T. G. Higley
Shadow of Colossus…                                                                                                                         T. G. Higley
Guardian of the Flame…                                                                                                                    T. G. Higely
Silk (book 1, Heart of India)…                                                                                                        Linda Chaikin
Kingscote (book 2, Heart of India)…                                                                                             Linda Chaikin
Under Easter Stars (book 3, Heart of India)…                                                                             Linda Chaikin
Always a River…                                                                                                                        Drayton Mayrant
The Scarlet Pimpernel…                                                                                            Baroness Orczy Emmuska
Imperial Legions…                                                                                                                   Andrew M. Seddo
 

{fantasy}

Eragon…                                                                                                                                  Christopher Paolini
Eldest…                                                                                                                                    Christopher Paolini
Brisignr…                                                                                                                                 Christopher Paolini
Inheritance…                                                                                                                          Christopher Paolini
The Hunger Games...                                                                                                                  Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire...                                                                                                                             Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay....                                                                                                                               Suzanne Collins
The Fellowship of the Ring...                                                                                                          J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers...                                                                                                                           J.R.R. Tolkien
The Return of the King...                                                                                                                J.R.R. Tolkien
The Cronicles of Narnia...                                                                                                                     C.S. Lewis


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