Good Minds Suggest
Find book recommendations from your favorite authors! Every month we pick a different writer's brain to plumb.
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Geoff Dyer
His Favorite Books About Obsessions: Lose yourself in these literary labors of love, recommended by the meditative writer who reveals his mania for cinema in Zona.
Jacqueline Woodson
Her Favorite Books About Real Teen Problems: Trade vampires for these true-to-life recs from the author of Beneath a Meth Moon, a young adult novel about a Katrina refugee.
Katherine Boo
Her Favorite Books About Inequality: The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist reports on poverty in Behind the Beautiful Forevers and offers her top reads on the subject.
Thrity Umrigar
Her Favorite Books About India: Step out into the teeming streets of Mumbai in The World We Found and peruse the author's top five books about her native land.
Adam Johnson
His Favorite Books About North Korea: Peek inside one of the world's most secretive countries in The Orphan Master's Son and try these recs from north of the DMZ.
Sarah Jio
Her Favorite Books About the South Pacific: Dive into turquoise waters with these selections from the author of The Bungalow, a romantic World War II tale set in Bora Bora.
Katherine Govier
Her Favorite Gifts for History Buffs: Know an armchair historian? Try these recs from the author of The Printmaker's Daughter, about an unsung Japanese artist.
Eric Weiner
His Favorite Gifts for Travelers: The globetrotter behind the multicontinent spiritual quest Man Seeks God selects the ideal books to give to those with wanderlust.
Marilyn Brant
Her Favorite Gifts for Romantics: Escape the winter gloom with her new book, A Summer In Europe, and share her top five love stories with your tenderhearted friends.
John Feinstein
His Favorite Gifts for Sports Fans: The sportswriter offers his all-star reads and relates the highlights of his career alongside athletic greats in a new memoir, One on One.
John Hodgman
His Favorite Almanacs: The Daily Show resident expert itemizes his top five works of miscellany in honor of That Is All, his new compendium of false facts.
Michael Cannell
His Favorite Books About Daredevils: Brace yourself for the adrenaline rush of these picks from the nonfiction author of The Limit, about the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit.
Kate Ascher
Her Favorite Books About Architecture: The urban planner demystifies the skyscraper in her new work, The Heights, and offers five books about buildings.
Peter Sis
His Favorite Illustrated Books: Take flight into the richly drawn worlds of these recs from the artist behind a new adaptation of The Conference of the Birds.
Jim Fusilli
His Favorite Books About the Mob: The author of the epic Mafia saga Narrows Gate makes an offer you can't refuse with his list of top five books about organized crime.
Charles Frazier
His Favorite Books with Rural Settings: Trek into the wilderness with these recs from the Appalachian native behind Nightwoods, a novel set at an abandoned mountain lodge.
Susan Orlean
Her Favorite Books About Dogs: The animal-loving New Yorker writer shares her top canine reads in honor of her new biography of Hollywood star Rin Tin Tin.
Alison Weir
Her Favorite Books About Mistresses: Devour these five juicy books about the power and allure of the "other woman" from the historian who wrote Mary Boleyn.
Ha Jin
His Favorite Novels About China: Embark on a voyage to China with these picks from the author of Nanjing Requiem, a novel set during the 1937 Japanese invasion.
Chad Harbach
His Favorite Books About Baseball: Cover your bases with these five works about America's pastime, a lineup by the author of the sporting novel The Art of Fielding.
Laurie R. King
Her Favorite Female Detectives: Shrewd women who can crack any case populate this list of recs from the writer behind the historical mystery Pirate King.
Clyde Edgerton
His Vacation Reading—Comic Novels: Looking for laughs? Try this wry Southern writer's new book, The Night Train, and peruse his top five works with wit.
Beth Harbison
Her Vacation Reading—Love Stories: Indulge in romantic fiction, from poignant to bawdy, selected by the author of Always Something There to Remind Me.
Ernest Cline
His Vacation Reading—Books for Geeks: Geek out on these recs from the high scorer behind Ready Player One, a sci-fi adventure set in 2044 when life is a video game.
Glen Duncan
His Vacation Reading—Great Stylists: Turn to these prose masters recommended by the author of The Last Werewolf, a bloody yet philosophical tale.
Laurie Notaro
Her Favorite Books Full of Sass: In sync with her cheeky new essay collection, It Looked Different on the Model, Notaro lists five favorite books with attitude.
John Hart
His Favorite Thrillers that "Run Deep": The mystery writer shares five novels with characters who transcend the genre, like the flawed hit man in his new book, Iron House.
Darren Shan
His Favorite Horror: The master of macabre shares his favorite works of terror just in time for his new noir fantasy, City of the Snakes.
Kate Christensen
Her Favorite Books About Losers: This novelist loves antiheroes, listing her top five losers in literature, not including the hapless subject of her new book, The Astral.
Oscar Hijuelos
His Favorite Latino Literature: The Pulitzer winner pens his first memoir, Thoughts Without Cigarettes, and picks his favorite works by Latino writers.
