Book and Music Love
I'm looking for recommendations for both books and music to fill 2008 with. Tomorrow I'm going to make a list at work of the books that I've noticed that seem interesting. The thing I really like about handling fiction is that I get to see books that I otherwise would have missed. I was more familiar with the Science Fiction section. Unless I was going after something in particular, I hardly made a point to go into Literature. I've seen all of the literature books my store sells. A few days before the New Year, I finally was able to alphabetize everything. :D
While I'm composing my list, I'd like to know what are some of your favorite books? Have you read anything recently that just blows your mind? (Thanks for the pic, Katie! *chuckle*) And any music? If it has a beat that one can move to, I'm happy. Also a big fan of piano work, but that's optional. I know less about music and groups than I know about books, so any help with music is even more appreciated! :D
Some books that I remember that are currently on my list are:
1. Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them by Francine Prose
2. The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie
3. Minor Characters by Joyce Johnson
4. Lover of Unreason: Assia Wevill, Sylvia Plath's Rival and Ted Hughes' Doomed Love by Yehuda Koren and Eilat Negev
5. City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers
6. The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel by Diane Setterfield
7. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
8. Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write by Gayle Brandeis
9. Book of Dead Birds by Gayle Brandeis
And returning to a few of my old favorites:
10. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
11. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
While I'm composing my list, I'd like to know what are some of your favorite books? Have you read anything recently that just blows your mind? (Thanks for the pic, Katie! *chuckle*) And any music? If it has a beat that one can move to, I'm happy. Also a big fan of piano work, but that's optional. I know less about music and groups than I know about books, so any help with music is even more appreciated! :D
Some books that I remember that are currently on my list are:
1. Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them by Francine Prose
2. The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie
3. Minor Characters by Joyce Johnson
4. Lover of Unreason: Assia Wevill, Sylvia Plath's Rival and Ted Hughes' Doomed Love by Yehuda Koren and Eilat Negev
5. City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers
6. The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel by Diane Setterfield
7. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
8. Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write by Gayle Brandeis
9. Book of Dead Birds by Gayle Brandeis
And returning to a few of my old favorites:
10. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
11. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë