Here are some recommendations for future reading. Please be advised that you might want to read a summary of the book before diving in…just to make sure it accords with your taste. On the other hand, surprise can be instructive!
Graphic Novels and Memoirs:
– Maus, Art Speigelman (Also: In the Shadow of No Towers)
– Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, Allison Bechdel
– Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth, Chris Ware
– A Contract with God, Will Eisner
– Ghost World, Daniel Clowes
– Love and Rockets, Los Bros Hernandez
– Chicken with Plums, Marjane Satrapi
– Embroideries, Marjane Satrapi
– The Sigh, Marjane Satrapi
– Blue is the Warmest Color, Julie Maroh
Global Literature:
– Pattern Recognition, William Gibson
– One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories
– The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri
– Life of Pi, Yann Martel
– Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
– Brown Girl, Brownstones, Paule Marshall
– White Tiger, Aravind Adiga
– Open City, Teju Cole
– Little Bee, Chris Cleave
– The Inheritance of Loss, Kiran Desai
Have a wonderful summer and stay in touch!
Sean Scanlan
