The holiday season can be a wonderful time to read and reflect. As an Author, I am often asked what books I like reading. So, I decided to put together a list of my 2011 Holiday Reading Picks. This post is in 3 parts... 1. Kindle 2. My Recommendations & 3. My FB Fan Recommendations. Enjoy...
First, after an unscientific Facebook poll, my fans choose the Kindle as their reader of choice (even including paper). iPad with the free Kindle App was a close second. So I first have to recommend that you wish for a KINDLE for the holidays!
Next, A list of my recommendations for the 2011 Holiday Season:
I Never Played Catch With My Father - By: Gene Cartwright
The Lincoln Lawyer: A Novel (Mickey Haller) - By: Michael Connelly
Journey Above the Arctic Circle - By: Brian Lawrenson
Norwegian Wood - By: Haruki Murakami / Translated by: Jay Rubin
The Art of Fielding: A Novel - By: Chad Harbach
A Guest in the Jungle - By: James Polster
Prisoners of the North: Portraits of Five Arctic Immortals - By: Pierre Berton
(OK... Last but not least...)
An Icy Reception - By: Mark Okrant
Finally, I would be remiss if I didn't include a few recommendations, from you, my loyal Facebook Fans:
A Girl in the Garden - By: Kamala Nair
Recommended by: Marla Okrant (my love)
Love and Shame and Love: A Novel - By: Peter Orner
Recommended by: Marla Okrant
March - By: Geraldine Brooks
Recommended by: Betsy Chaney (Her actual recommendation was "More Geraldine Brooks")
Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before - By: Tony Horwitz
Recommended by: Jon Hockersmith
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War - By: Tony Horwitz
Recommended by: Jon Hockersmith
A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World - By: Tony Horwitz
Recommended by: Jon Hockersmith
Happy Holidays!
Mark
Mark Okrant, Author & Professor of Tourism Management at Plymouth State University
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