Favorite Books

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. For me the best novel ever written. Read and savor every word. It is the perfect novel.

Elizabeth Berg’s Range of Motion. Excellent read. The emotion in this book is incredible. Also read Durable Goods, a book and a character you’ll fall in love with.

Pat Conroy’s The Great Santini. Lush and elegant from the first word.

Valerie Martin’s Property: A Novel. With this book you’ll go back in time and come back a changed person.
Philippa Gregory’s The Other Boleyn Girl. The proverbial “couldn’t put it down” book.
Amy Tan’s The Opposite of Fate. What a lovely, emotional, funny read.
Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary. A classic, yet it could be on the current best seller.

Books on Writing

Two books I would take to the moon:

Elisabeth Berg’s Escaping into the Open: The Art of Writing. Spend some time with this wonderful writer.

Oakley Hall’s The Art and Craft of Novel Writing. All the best advice on how to create a good novel.