Best Book Club Books from the Tattered Cover, part 2
By Kristen on Mar 3, 2008 in Book Club Favorites, Future Classics...?
As promised, here is the next installment of Tattered Cover ’s wonderful resource of over 50 works of fiction and nonfiction that they particularly recommend for book clubs.
Here are the next 5 fiction titles, continuing in the same order that Tattered Cover presented them. (They didn’t specify whether the order has any significance).
Fiction Picks:
- The Poet of Tolstoy Park by Sonny Brewer. This story is based on the life of Henry Stuart, who is told he is dying at the age of 67 and decides to move south, build a home, and read Tolstoy. Haven’t read it, but I’m intrigued.
- Some People Some Other Place by J. California Cooper. Tattered Cover describes Cooper as “humorous and heartbreaking.” Apparently Alice Walker convinced her to move from drama to fiction.
- New Mercies by Sandra Dallas. This won the 2006 Willa Historical Fiction Award and is described as “a good story, rich in plot, character and history.” Works for me!
- House of Many Gods by Kiana Davenport. A Hawaiian author! “A novel of love, loss, and search for identity.”
- The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean. Another historical novel — set in 1941 Russia. A first novel, by the way.
Nonfiction Picks…
- The Landscape of Home: A Rocky Mountain Land Series Reader edited by Jeff Lee, John Calderazzo, SueEllen Campbell, and David Waag. This is a collection of stories celebrating the 5th anniversary of Tattered Cover’s author forum that focuses on quality nonfiction writing about the Rocky Mountains.
- The Places in Between by Rory Stewart. The story of Rory Stewart’s 21-month walk across Afghanistan, four months after 9/11.
- The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art Thieves by Edward Dolnick. The story of Charley Hill’s search for Edvard Munch’s The Scream in 1994.
- The River of Doubt by Candice Millard. When Theodore Roosevelt lost the 1912 presidential election, his response was to map a tributary of the Amazon with his son and a fellow explorer.
- Teacher Man by Frank McCourt. Finally, a work I have read! The story of McCourt’s 30 year teaching career and transition to writing is especially enjoyable for teachers, but will appeal to all, I think.
So, there you go! Since I’ve only read one of the recommended works this week, I would love to hear from anyone with first-hand experience of any of the picks…
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