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A favorite author. She has a subtle power that's uncanny.
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One of the five best prose works of the last fifty years. Read it and change your writing life.
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Literary Non-fiction
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“Black Earth” — Timothy Snyder — The best book on our current veer towards totalitarianism. “Blood & Soil” was no accident. Read this.
Literary Fiction
Memoir Resources
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Bessel van der Kolk's masterpiece, “The Body Keeps the Score,” on trauma. Memoirs are written to understand and inhabit a difficult life. This book is indespensible.
Prompts for writing about trauma, in effect.
“Writing to Heal The Soul—Transforming Grief and Loss Through Writing” Susan Zimmerman
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Notable Memoirs
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“How the Light Gets In” Pat Schneider. Absolutely brilliant, striking prose, humanity on the page.
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“The Painted Bird” Jerzy Kozinski
On Readers & Reading
“In an age defined by hyper-connectivity and constant stimulation, Francine Prose makes a compelling case for the solitary act of reading and the great enjoyment it brings.” (Amazon)
An “A” list of writers on reading: Margaret Atwood, J. G. Ballard, Melvyn Bragg, A. S. Byatt, Germaine Greer, Doris Lessing, Edna O'Brien, Ruth Rendell, Tom Stoppard, Sue Townsend, and more.
On Writing
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Buy this if you are writing fiction. My most marked-in book. Every page is necessary information, and he writes with clarity.
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One of the best things any writer can do is read this essay.
Poetry & Form
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Robert Hass. Poetry, inside out. Starting with one line, then couplets, then every aspect of meaning + form. An ultimate guide for advanced writers and poets.
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The Making of a Poem. A primer on the technics of poetry, with rich examples and a lucid text. Highly recommended.
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The Hatred of Poetry. Phucking awesome. BUY this today. Right now.
Alfred Corn's masterpiece on the art and science of poetic meter.
Reference etc
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The best language reference on the planet and probably the only hilarious one. Comprehensive, lively, and sheer brilliance. His joy with language is on every page. Unique and indespensible.
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“Mimesis” is a classic reference work on the intention of language. Invaluable. Get this.
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A classic reference work 800 years in the making. Rewards the closest read.
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Vol. I: The Ancient World —Susan Wise Bauer —Best history ever. A writer must know enough human history to be gobsmacked about how we were always this way.
Trauma Resources
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Bessel van der Kolk's masterpiece, “The Body Keeps the Score,” on trauma. Memoirs are written to understand and inhabit a difficult life. This book is indespensible.
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“Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body” Peter A. Levine
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“Healing Trauma: Attachment, Mind, Body and Brain” Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., Marion Solomon Ph.D.
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The Myth of Repressed Memory: False Memories and Allegations of Sexual Abuse” Dr. Elizabeth Loftus
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