I’ve noticed that my thoughts and writings frequently intersect with the books I read in interesting ways. In an attempt to pay attention to some of the connections between my writings and readings, here is a log of the books I’ve read and the dates I’ve finished them.
May 2008
- Karen Armstrong. The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness. 5/27
June 2008
- Anne Lamott. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith. 6/1
- William Styron. Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness. 6/2
- Art Spiegelman. Maus I & II: A Survivor’s Tale. 6/2
- Sue Bender. Plain and Simple: A Woman’s Journey to the Amish. 6/6
- Terry Tempest Williams. An Unspoken Hunger: Stories from the Field. 6/7
- Kay Redfield Jamison. An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness. 6/16
- Jane Goodall. Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey. 6/20
- Stanley Kunitz. The Wild Braid: A Poet Reflects on a Century in the Garden. 6/22
- Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Gift from the Sea. 6/26
- Diane Ackerman. Deep Play. 6/27
- Patricia Hampl. I Could Tell You Stories: Sojourns in the Land of Memory. 6/30
July 2008
- Mark Doty. Still Life With Oysters and Lemon: On Objects and Intimacy. 7/2
- Edward Abbey. Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness. 7/17
- Kathleen Norris. Dakota: A Spiritual Geography. 7/20
- Krista Tippett. Speaking of Faith: Why Religion Matters–And How to Talk About It. 7/22
- Rebecca Solnit. A Field Guide to Getting Lost. 7/27
August 2008
- Anne Truitt. Daybrook: The Journal of an Artist. 8/11
[...] discovered that I like reading nature writing, particularly spiritual nature writing, and, as my reading log betrays, during the last month I’ve gone on a bit of a spiritual nature writing binge. [...]