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Books I'm Interested in After Reading "By the Book: Writers on Literature and the Literary Life"

Here is the list of books I'm interested in after reading "By The Book: Writers on Literature and the Literary Life from The New York Times Book Review". I also chose to include the books that I have already read. This list is only based on my taste, so it's possible that some books mentioned in the book are absent from this list.
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Justine (Lawrence Durrell)
Justine
1
Lawrence Durrell
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
2
John Updike
Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
3
Saul Bellow
Le Comte De Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
Le Comte De Monte Cristo
4
Alexandre Dumas
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
5
James Joyce
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
6
James Joyce
Dubliners (James Joyce)
Dubliners
7
James Joyce
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
8
Donna Tartt
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
9
David Sedaris
Naked
Naked
10
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
11
Foreskin's Lament (Shalom Auslander)
Foreskin's Lament
12
Shalom Auslander
Nothing to Envy (Barbara Demick)
Nothing to Envy
13
Barbara Demick
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Raymond Carver)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
14
Raymond Carver
Is There No Place on Earth for Me? by Susan Sheehan
Is There No Place on Earth for Me? by Susan Sheehan
15
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
16
Herman Melville
Tiger, Tiger (Margaux Fragoso)
Tiger, Tiger
17
Margaux Fragoso
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
18
Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Through the Looking Glass
19
Lewis Carroll
The Consolations of Philosophy (Alain De Botton)
The Consolations of Philosophy
20
Alain De Botton
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
21
Vladimir Nabokov
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
22
F. Scott Fitzgerald
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
23
Howard Zinn
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
24
Love, an Index (Rebecca Lindenberg)
Love, an Index
25
Rebecca Lindenberg
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
26
Neil Gaiman
Just My Type (Simon Garfield)
Just My Type
27
Simon Garfield
Dotter of Her Father's Eyes (Mary M. Talbot)
Dotter of Her Father's Eyes
28
Mary M. Talbot
Mary Poppins (P. L. Travers)
Mary Poppins
29
P. L. Travers
Mary Poppins Opens the Door (P L Travers)
Mary Poppins Opens the Door
30
P L Travers
Mary Poppins Comes Back (P.L. Travers)
Mary Poppins Comes Back
31
P.L. Travers
Mary Poppins in the Park (P. L. Travers)
Mary Poppins in the Park
32
P. L. Travers
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
33
Neil Gaiman
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
34
Erin Morgenstern
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
35
Jane Austen
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
36
Pearl S. Buck
Freckles
Freckles
37
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
38
Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
39
Betty Smith
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
40
Wilkie Collins
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