Saturday 10 October 2015

21 Books Everyone Needs To Read Before They Die


 
BuzzFeed asked a bunch of librarians at New York Comic-Con what books they’d recommend everyone read before they die.
Librarians at ‪#‎NYCC2015‬ recommend books everyone should read before they die...see below:
1. The Bird Artist by Howard Norman
The Bird Artist by Howard Norman

2. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

3. Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

4. When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds

When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds
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5. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

6. Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin

Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin

7. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

8. Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Brooke Allen, Shannon Watters

Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Brooke Allen, Shannon Watters

9. Born Standing Up by Steve Martin

Born Standing Up by Steve Martin

10. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

11. A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L’Engle

A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L'Engle

12. The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman

The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman

13. Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

14. The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander

The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander

15. The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, Robert Lawson

The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, Robert Lawson

16. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, Roger Zelazny

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, Roger Zelazny

17. Any book by Joe Hill

Any book by Joe Hill

18. The Vintner’s Luck by Elizabeth Knox

The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox

19. The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein

The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein

20. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

21. The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

1 comment:

  1. Am glad for Chimamanda and Chinua! Go for more Gold naija!

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