The Corrections Winner of the National Book Award in 2001 and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 2002. More
The Shipping News Highly acclaimed international bestseller; winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. More
Pilgrim A finalist for the Giller Prize and a Canadian bestseller that surpassed the author’s own impressive sales records. More
Caroline Overington I read to observe the world as it is seen by others; to walk the planet as strangers do; to breathe a story that is not my own. More Caroline Overington
Love and War in the Apennines The early life story of a man who would become one of Britain’s best-loved literary adventurers. More
Doctor Zhivago Collins was the first to publish this epic romantic drama by the Nobel Prize winner in English. More
Love Story The romantic tale that defined a generation, sold millions, and inspired a popular film. More
Barbara Taylor Bradford When I say I have the need to write, I do mean need. More Barbara Taylor Bradford
The Other Side of Midnight This suspenseful, glamorous thriller was a genre-busting bestseller from Sheldon, an acclaimed master storyteller. More
Jane Eyre Brontë’s masterpiece of Gothic romance; a milestone title in the history of British feminist literature. More
Barometer Rising The first novel by MacLennan, one of Canada’s most significant novelists of the mid-twentieth century. More
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith This 1972 Booker Prize–nominated novel was also made into a 1978 Australian film. More
Heather O’Neill A book that influenced me and why: A Season in the Life of Emmanuel by Marie-Claire Blais More Heather O’Neill
Bel Canto Patchett’s critically acclaimed novel that won the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction. More
A Soldier’s Tale Enduring novel that has met with critical acclaim and been reprinted many times since its first release. More
Room Winner of the 2011 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize regional prize; made into a major motion picture. More
Shilpi Somaya Gowda At every stage of life, since being a kid with a flashlight under the covers, reading has always been my favorite activity. More Shilpi Somaya Gowda
The Thorn Birds McCullough’s sweeping family saga of forbidden love in the Australian outback; became a bestselling phenomenon. More
One Hundred Years of Solitude This landmark of magical realism sparked a wave of interest in Central and South American literature. More
Dorothea Benton Frank You’ve asked me to tell you why I write but I think the answer might be longer than the fifty or one hundred words you’ve allotted me. More Dorothea Benton Frank
Girl with a Pearl Earring Multimillion-copy global bestseller that won critical acclaim for its beautifully wrought depiction of innocence corrupted. More