A small sampling of pre-project books I’ve enjoyed!
Fiction
Gone Girl- Gillian Flynn
One Day- David Nichols
Silver Linings Playbook- Matthew Quick
Where’d You Go, Bernadette?- Maria Semple
American Wife- Curtis Sittenfeld
The Man of My Dreams- Curtis Sittenfeld
The Help- Kathryn Stockett
Commencement- J. Courtney Sullivan
This Is Where I Leave You- Jonathan Tropper
The Interestings- Meg Wolitzer
Historical Fiction
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas- John Boyne
Sarah’s Key- Tatyana de Rosnay
The Lost Wife- Alyson Richman
Young(er) Adult
The Fault in Our Stars- John Green
The Secret Life of Bees- Sue Monk Kidd
The Lovely Bones- Alice Sebold
The Devil’s Arithmetic- Jane Yolen
Non-Fiction
Bossypants- Tina Fey
Mrs. Kennedy and Me- Clint Hill
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?- Mindy Kaling
Slimed: An Oral History- Matthew Klickstein
Killing Yourself To Live- Chuck Klosterman
Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs- Chuck Klosterman
The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth- Alexandra Robbins
The Overachievers- Alexandra Robbins
Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities- Alexandra Robbins
Classics/Required Reading
Summer Crossing- Truman Capote
The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald
To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee
Franny and Zooey- JD Salinger
The Catcher in the Rye- JD Salinger
Short Stories
The Offshore Pirate- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Bernice Bobs Her Hair- F. Scott Fitzgerald
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