My Top Ten Shelf has way more than ten books but I just couldn't narrow it down. Send me a recommendation along with your invite or acceptance of friendship. I'd love to hear about what you're reading. Also, if I send you an invite it has NOTHING to do with the promotion of my books. I'm a booklover first and foremost and an invitation from me simply means I like your reading style and that I snatched a couple titles from your shelf.
www.nichelletramble.com/journal.htm
Author of: THE DYING GROUND and THE LAST KING
I also started a blog dedicated entirely to first novels.
http://novelsfirst.blogspot.com/
I use the READING LIST to store books that captured my attention. If you've read anything on the list drop me a note and let me know if the book is worthwhile.
Here are my favorite books in each of my Tag Categories. Happy Reading!
9/11 = MIDDLETOWN
Africa - PURPLE HIBISCUS
African American = BELOVED
All-Time Favorite = ALMOST INNOCENT, DECORATIONS IN A RUINED CEMETERY, WHAT I LOVED, THE GETTIN PLACE, YOU'RE NOT YOU
Americans Abroad = BEACH MUSIC
Asian = THE DISSIDENT
Bay Area = THE KITE RUNNER
Biography = THE OPERATOR
British = POSSESSION
Cajuns = SAME PLACE, SAME THINGS
California Literature = TRIBES OF PALOS VERDES
Canada = THE TENDERNESS OF WOLVES
Caribbean = BREATH, EYES, MEMORY
Chick Lit = THE GIRLS GUIDE TO HUNTING AND FISHING
Childhood Favorite = RAMONA THE PEST
Childrens = THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, A WRINKLE IN TIME, THE SECRET GARDEN, BREAD AND JAM FOR FRANCIS, LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
China = JOY LUCK CLUB
Classic = THE GREAT GATSBY
Coming of Age = SWIMMING SWEET ARROW
Contemporary Fiction = THE GOOD LIFE, VELOCITY
Contemporary Literature = VERONICA, THE HUMAN STAIN, THE SECRET HISTORY
Cooking = BAREFOOT CONTESSA AT HOME, PAT CONROY COOKBOOK, SIMPLE SOIREES
Creole = CREOLE FOLKTALES
Crime = CLOCKERS, GIVE US A KISS, BLACK BETTY, BLOODSTAINED KINGS
Decor = DECORATING WITH BOOKS
Essays = A PLEA FOR EROS
Fantasy = MISTS OF AVALON, LIVES OF THE MONSTER DOGS
Favorite = TRUTH AND BEAUTY
Friendships = WHAT REMAINS
Grief = LOVE IS A MIX TAPE, THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING
Hawaii = THE WHITENESS OF BONES
Historical Fiction = PROPERTY, THE FLANDERS PANEL
History = SLAVES IN THE FAMILY
Hollywood = EASY RIDERS, RAGING BULLS
Horror = THE WITCHING HOUR
Humor = ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY
Immigrant Experience = ENRIQUE'S JOURNEY
India = THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS
Italy = CITY OF FALLEN ANGELS
Latino = Drown
Los Angeles = WHITE OLEANDER, LESS THAN ZERO, THE CIGARETTE GIRL
Louisiana = THE FORGOTTEN PEOPLE
Magic Realism = SONG OF SOLOMON
Memoir = ALWAYS WEAR JOY, PRIDE OF FAMILY
Mothers and Daughters = BROWN GIRL, BROWNSTONE
Music = HEAVIER THAN HEAVEN
Mystery = LIQUOR, SMILLA'S SENSE OF SNOW
Mystery With Female Lead = IF I SHOULD DIE
New Orleans = MADELINE'S GHOST
New York = BRIGHTNESS FALLS, THE GOOD LIFE, SOME GIRLS, HIGH MAINTENANCE
Noir = THE BIG SLEEP
Nonfiction = FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVEIL, MAKES ME WANNA HOLLER, RANDOM FAMILY, ABOUT ALICE
On the Nightstand = FUN HOUSE, THE QUIET GIRL, I'LL NEVER BE GONE LONG
Photography = DEEP SOUTH
Picture Books = CAPS FOR SALE
Poetry = HONEY, I LOVE
Recurring Character = JOLIE BLON'S BOUNCE
Short Stories = BRING ME YOUR SADDES ARIZONA, POACHERS, SARAH PHILLIPS
Small Town = VELOCITY, SWEETWATER
Southern = BASTARD OUT OF CAROLINA, PRINCE OF TIDES, RHODA
Southern Author = DRUNK WITH LOVE, HOW FAR SHE WENT
Summer Book = COLONY, LIPSTICK JUNGLE, VALLEY OF THE DOLLS
Texas = THE SUMMER AFTER JUNE
Time Travel = THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE
University Life = ERASURE, WONDER BOYS
Women in Hollywood = IS THAT A GUN IN YOUR POCKET: THE EXPERIENCE OF WOMEN AND POWER IN HOLLYWOOD
Writing = WRITERS DREAMING, THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY
Young Adult = SEVENTEENTH SUMMER
Enjoy!
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