Taking a cue from novelist Elliot Holt's recent blog post, here are some late-summer reading recommendations from Quivering Pen headquarters--the creme de la creme of what I've read since January (not all of them published in 2013), roughly in the order in which I read them. Ms. Holt's novel, You Are One of Them, might well have made the list, save for one simple reason: I haven't yet read it (but it's in the To-Be-Read queue!). So, without further ado--and without additional commentary--here are the books I strongly suggest you add to your TBR stacks:
Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor by Brad Gooch
The Sensualist by Daniel Torday
I Want to Show You More by Jamie Quatro
Edward Adrift by Craig Lancaster
Red Moon by Benjamin Percy
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
National Treasures by Charles McLeod
Sparta by Roxana Robinson
Woke Up Lonely by Fiona Maazel
Wild Delicate Seconds by Charles Finn
The Coldest Night by Robert Olmstead
All That Is by James Salter
Coal Black Horse by Robert Olmstead
Tenth of December by George Saunders
The Stick Soldiers by Hugh Martin
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Return to Oakpine by Ron Carlson
Falling to Earth by Kate Southwood
Thank you for these suggestions. I've bookmarked this page for reference. The best book I have read so far this year has been an autobiography from Kieran Doherty, titled 'Back From The Abyss'. Really incredible life story of a most fascinating man.
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Thanks for this recommendation Wesley! We're thrilled you enjoyed the book. David, if at any point you'd like to receive a copy for review we'll gladly send you one, just email me (Jess Kurrle) at info [at] capandbellspress [dot] com.
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