Recommended Reading

Updated August 31st, 2008

Eliza believes that one of the best way to get a good beat on someone's craft is to look at what they read and are influenced by. For instance, if you share a favorite artist or author with someone, you're more likely to like the things that come out of their brain.

That thought, coupled with the bookworm's rabid desire to foist good books upon friends, has prompted a list of books that Eliza particularly enjoyed, and hopes that you will too. (And if there's anything that should be on this list, Eliza isn't adverse to hearing recommendations, and admits that she's probably missed quite a few of her own favorites.)

So without any further ado, the recommended reading.

Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror

• Grey, by Jon Armstrong
• The Warrior's Apprentice, by Lois McMaster Bujold
• House of Leaves, by Mark Z Danielewski
• Bridge of Birds, by Barry Hughart
• The Sandman series, American Gods, Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
• A Song of Ice and Fire series, by George R.R. Martin
• The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss
• Midnight Nation, by J. Michael Straczynski
• Nine Princes in Amber, by Roger Zelazny

Other Genres

• Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison (classic)
• To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee (classic)
• The Giver, by Lois Lowry (young adult)
• The Aubrey–Maturin series, by Patrick O'Brian (historical fiction)
• Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare (classic)