To be a writer, one must read as well as write.  There's no way around it.  I like how Writer's Digest takes you into the libraries of famous writers, so I've decided that since I'm not part of the literary canon (yet *wink*) I'd like to share what's on my shelves at home.

1. Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore
2. Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist
3. Curtis Sittenfeld's Prep
4. Kurt Vonnegut's Look at the Birdie
5. Kevin Young's Jelly Roll
6. Paul Auster's Oracle Night
7. Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
8. Irene Hunt's The Lottery Rose
9. John Berryman's Dream Songs
10. The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel