Books That Inspire Me to Write

Whenever I finish a book that makes me want to grab my pencil and start writing, I file them under my Goodreads shelf with the same name as this list. Sometimes I am inspired by the author's writing style or the format of the book. Sometimes it's the book's themes or ideas that resonate strongly with me. Sometimes I am simply awed by what the author has accomplished. Sometimes the words on the page remind me I have a story I need to tell as well.

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The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle

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Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief (Joanne Cacciatore)

Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief (Joanne Cacciatore)

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All My Puny Sorrows (Miriam Toews)

All My Puny Sorrows (Miriam Toews)

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Medicine Walk (Richard Wagamese)

Medicine Walk (Richard Wagamese)

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Embers (Richard Wagamese)

Embers (Richard Wagamese)

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One Story, One Song (Richard Wagamese)

One Story, One Song (Richard Wagamese)

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Middlemarch (George Eliot)

Middlemarch (George Eliot)

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Night (Elie Wiesel)

Night (Elie Wiesel)

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Women Talking (Miriam Toews)

Women Talking (Miriam Toews)

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The Perfect Nanny (Leila Slimani)

The Perfect Nanny (Leila Slimani)

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Adele (Leila Slimani)

Adele (Leila Slimani)

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Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)

Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)

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The Secret History

The Secret History

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A Thousand Mornings (Mary Oliver)

A Thousand Mornings (Mary Oliver)

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The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)

The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)

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Lighter Than My Shadow (Katie Green)

Lighter Than My Shadow (Katie Green)

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Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)

Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)

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The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)

The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)

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One Drum: Stories and Ceremonies for a Planet (Richard Wagamese)

One Drum: Stories and Ceremonies for a Planet (Richard Wagamese)

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A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)

A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)

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Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)

Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)

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Normal People (Sally Rooney)

Normal People (Sally Rooney)

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Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)

Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)

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Black Brother, Black Brother (Jewell Parker Rhodes)

Black Brother, Black Brother (Jewell Parker Rhodes)

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Rodham (Curtis Sittenfeld)

Rodham (Curtis Sittenfeld)

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I Hold a Wolf by the Ears (Laura Van Den Berg)

I Hold a Wolf by the Ears (Laura Van Den Berg)

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Betty (Tiffany Mcdaniel)

Betty (Tiffany Mcdaniel)

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The Boy and the Gorilla (Jackie Azua Kramer)

The Boy and the Gorilla (Jackie Azua Kramer)

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Terms of Endearment

Terms of Endearment

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Grieving Is Loving (Joanne Cacciatore)

Grieving Is Loving (Joanne Cacciatore)

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Summerwater (Sarah Moss)

Summerwater (Sarah Moss)

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Milk Fed (Melissa Broder)

Milk Fed (Melissa Broder)

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How to Pronounce Knife (Souvankham Thammavongsa)

How to Pronounce Knife (Souvankham Thammavongsa)

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Monkey Beach

Monkey Beach

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Mayflies (Andrew O'Hagan)

Mayflies (Andrew O'Hagan)

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Broken (Jenny Lawson)

Broken (Jenny Lawson)

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Nightbitch (Rachel Yoder)

Nightbitch (Rachel Yoder)

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All's Well (Mona Awad)

All's Well (Mona Awad)

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Fight Night (Miriam Toews)

Fight Night (Miriam Toews)

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People Like Them (Samira Sedira)

People Like Them (Samira Sedira)

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