My Favorite Books

While I regularly re-read favorite books and plan to post reviews of them here when possible, I'm sure I won't get to every book that has earned a permanent place on my bookshelf. In the meantime, here are some of my all-time favorites:

FICTION

• I AM CHARLOTTE SIMMONS, by Tom Wolfe
• AMERICAN WIFE, by Curtis Sittenfeld
• PREP, by Curtis Sittenfeld
• HONOLULU, by Allan Brennert
• THE TIME-TRAVELER'S WIFE, by Audrey Niffenegger
• COMMENCEMENT, by J. Courtney Sullivan
• FIREFLY LANE, by Kristin Hannah 
• SHANGHAI GIRLS, by Lisa See
• THE HANDMAID'S TALE, by Margaret Atwood
• ENDER'S GAME, by Orson Scott Card
• THE HUNGER GAMES TRILOGY, by Suzanne Collins
• ANGEOLOGY, by Danielle Trussoni
• SUMMER SISTERS, by Judy Blume
• THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL, by Philippa Gregory

 MEMOIR

• THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeanette Walls
• BOSSYPANTS, by Tina Fey
• BITTER IS THE NEW BLACK, by Jen Lancaster 
• STORIES I ONLY TELL MY FRIENDS, by Rob Lowe

The following books haven't quite attained "all-time favorite" status, but they're all excellent as well, and very highly recommended: 

• THE CORRECTIONS and FREEDOM, by Jonathan Franzen
• I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE and THE WHOLE WORLD OVER, by Julia Glass
• GIRLS IN WHITE DRESSES, by Jennifer Close 
• THE MARRIAGE PLOT, by Jeffrey Eugenides
• STATE OF WONDER, by Ann Patchett
• MOLOKA'I, by Alan Brennert 
• SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN, by Lisa See
• THE RED GARDEN, by Alice Hoffman
• BELONG TO ME, by Marisa de los Santos 
• WORLD WITHOUT END; FALL OF GIANTS; and THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH, all by Ken Follett 
• THE GOOD DAUGHTERS, by Joyce Maynard
• THE SURRENDERED, Chang-Rae Lee
• FREE FOOD FOR MILLIONAIRES by Min Jin Lee 
• SAVING FISH FROM DROWNING, by Amy Tan
• THE GIRLS, by Lori Lansens
• THE RED TENT, by Anita Diamant

And last, but not least, the very best in "chick lit" to get you through a summer's worth of beach reading:

• THE SECOND ASSISTANT and THE FIRST ASSISTANT by Clare Naylor and Mimi Hare 
• THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA; CHASING HARRY WINSTON, EVERYONE WORTH KNOWING, and LAST NIGHT AT CHATEAU MARMONT, all by Lauren Weisberger
• HEART OF THE MATTER, by Emily Giffin
• THE PERFECT MANHATTAN, by Leanne Shear 
• LIPSTICK JUNGLE and ONE FIFTH AVENUE, by Candace Bushnell
• THE TWINS OF TRIBECA, by Rachel Pine 
• WOLVES IN CHIC CLOTHING and THE RIGHT ADDRESS, by Carrie Karasyov and Jill Kargman 
• A TOTAL WASTE OF MAKEUP, MISERY LOVES CABERNET, and THERE'S CAKE IN MY FUTURE, by Kim Gruenenfelder

I hope you enjoy them as much as I have...and please share your thoughts in the comments!