1. New York Sketches, by E.B. White*
2. Orbital, by Samantha Harvey
3. Heartbreak is the National Anthem, by Rob Sheffield*
4. Keanu Reeves is not in Love with You, by Becky Holmes
5. Crossroads of Twilight, by Robert Jordan
6. Wandering Stars, by Sholem Aleichem
7. Nails and Eyes by Kaori Fujino
8. Acts of Desperation, by Megan Nolan
9. Writing Hard Stories: Celebrated Memoirists Who Shaped Art from Trauma, by Melanie Brooks
10. The Chronology of Water, by Lidia Yuknavitch*
11. "I Remain in Darkness" by Annie Ernaux*
12. The Extinction of Irena Reyn, by Jennifer Croft
13. Negotiating with the Dead, by Margaret Atwood
14. Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea, by Barbara Demick
15. Tokyo Year Zero, by David Peace
16. Writing Down the Bones, by Natalie Goldberg****
17. Knife of Dreams, by Robert Jordan
18. The Dry Heart, by Natalia Ginzburg
19. Tough Titties, by Laura Belgray
20. Little Weirds, by Jenny Slate
21. Burning Lights, by Bella Chagall
* is a favorite
