Jennifer Perrine's Blog - Posts Tagged "ann-patchett"
A Slip of the Tongue Is Gonna Keep Me Civilian
Last week, I got to hear Ann Patchett read from her new book, Commonwealth. More importantly--since I would have read a new Ann Patchett novel no matter what--I got to hear her thoughts about how she's been writing the same story over and over for twenty-odd years, her advice on writing what you're afraid to write, and her recommendations of must-read books.
Many of her suggestions came from the list that she compiled as she completed the 2016 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge. Because I'm forever hopelessly behind the times, I hadn't heard of the challenge, but I love the idea of encouraging folks to read not just more but also more broadly.
So, challenge accepted, Book Riot! I combed through the list and discovered that my eclectic reading habits have already taken me through most of the challenge, with a few gaps yet to be filled in by books that are awaiting me on my IRL to-read shelf.
However, in some categories, I came up empty. Goodreaders, help me up my game! If you've read something amazing that was: a) set in the Middle East; b) historical fiction set before 1900; c) a non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years; d) a book that was adapted into an equally amazing movie; or e) a food memoir, please let me know!
Many of her suggestions came from the list that she compiled as she completed the 2016 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge. Because I'm forever hopelessly behind the times, I hadn't heard of the challenge, but I love the idea of encouraging folks to read not just more but also more broadly.
So, challenge accepted, Book Riot! I combed through the list and discovered that my eclectic reading habits have already taken me through most of the challenge, with a few gaps yet to be filled in by books that are awaiting me on my IRL to-read shelf.
However, in some categories, I came up empty. Goodreaders, help me up my game! If you've read something amazing that was: a) set in the Middle East; b) historical fiction set before 1900; c) a non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years; d) a book that was adapted into an equally amazing movie; or e) a food memoir, please let me know!
