The Other Side of Midnight This suspenseful, glamorous thriller was a genre-busting bestseller from Sheldon, an acclaimed master storyteller. More
Barbara Taylor Bradford When I say I have the need to write, I do mean need. More Barbara Taylor Bradford
Room Winner of the 2011 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize regional prize; made into a major motion picture. More
Lauren Weisberger A book that influenced me and why . . . Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume was incredibly influential to me as a child. More Lauren Weisberger
One Hundred Years of Solitude This landmark of magical realism sparked a wave of interest in Central and South American literature. More
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Pulitzer Prize winner; considered one of the classic works of creative nonfiction of the late twentieth century. More
Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s masterpiece, and winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction. 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
Tales of the City First book in Maupin’s acclaimed and groundbreaking series documenting San Francisco’s underground and gay culture. More
A Soldier’s Tale Enduring novel that has met with critical acclaim and been reprinted many times since its first release. More
Tracy Chevalier I read because I want to know what it’s like to look at the world through someone else’s eyes, and reading is a remarkably efficient and vigorous way of doing that. More Tracy Chevalier
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
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith This 1972 Booker Prize–nominated novel was also made into a 1978 Australian film. More
Susan Elizabeth Phillips Why do I read? Seriously? I’m supposed to provide an intelligent answer? More Susan Elizabeth Phillips
The Golden Notebook A feminist landmark and the best-known work by Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing. 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 Story The romantic tale that defined a generation, sold millions, and inspired a popular film. More
A Woman of Substance With her unforgettable heroine Emma Harte, Bradford popularized the rags-to-riches family saga. More
The Corrections Winner of the National Book Award in 2001 and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 2002. More