I mean, hey. I’ve read great books, and I’ve read many.

And I know personally some terrific authors who’ll be heartbroken to not see their book here.

This list is nothing against those thousands of astounding books out there. It’s simply that these 10 are the books I keep coming back to. They sit with me constantly, call to me, represent aspects of writing craft I aspire to, and/or I keep loving to reread them.

In no particular order, here they are…

1 Gilead Massively beautiful boo...