Favorite historical novels:
Shogun by James Clavell
Hawaii
by James Michener
(Especially because when I visited Japan and Hawaii, I
could identify places they’d mentioned. Nerd thrill...)
Favorite fiction:
The Stand by Stephen King
Favorite
mystery:
The Farm by Tom
Rob Smith
Favorite horror:
The Strain, The Fall, and The
Night Eternal (trilogy) by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
Favorite non-fiction:
The Best Place to Work: the art and science of creating an extraordinary workplace by Ron Friedman, PhD
The Devil’s Teeth: a true story of obsession and survival among America’s great white sharks by Susan Casey
The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
Bury Me Standing: the Gypsies and their journey by Isabel Fonseca
Patterns That Connect: social symbolism in ancient and tribal art by Carl Shuster
Favorite childrens' books:
Historical fiction:
Riding Freedom
by Pam Munoz Ryan
Rhyming picture book:
Ballad of the Pirate Queens by Jane
Yolen
Science book:
Swirl by Swirl: spirals in nature by
Joyce Sidman
Wordless books:
Just Look and Look Book by Tana Hoban
Animal books:
Little Pink Pup by Johanna Kerby
Travels with Tarra and Just for Elephants by Carol Buckley
A Little Book of Sloth by Lucy Cooke
Anything
illustrated by Anne Mortimer!