the shelf, part I
I have many bookshelves, but this one is special. First,
because it was a gift from a treasured friend and mentor.
But it has grown into much more than that. At first, I began
placing my most recently read books on its shelves simply
because they were empty. Its deep shelves have long since been
stacked and double stacked beyond capacity. Think of this
bookshelf as a map. With this map, I (and now you) can follow a
few of the paths my mind has wandered down. The lists below are
by no means comprehensive, but perhaps a book you find here may
lead you down new and interesting roads. Expect this list of
literary journeys to grow.
|
Fiction |
| author |
title |
| Ackroyd,
Peter |
The House
of Doctor Dee |
| Alkali,
Zaynab |
The
Stillborn |
| Anderson,
Sherwood |
Winesburg,
Ohio |
| Anonymous |
The Epic of
Gilgamesh |
| Borges,
Jorge Luis |
Dreamtigers |
| Bowman,
David |
Bunny
Modern |
| Browne,
Sir Thomas |
The Major
Works |
| Bunyan,
John |
Pilgrim’s
Progress |
| Camus,
Albert |
The Plague |
| Camus,
Albert |
The Fall |
| Camus,
Albert |
The
Stranger |
| Cavendish,
Margaret |
The Blazing
World and Other Writings |
| Cervantes |
Don Quixote |
| Chesterton,
G.K. |
Collected
Works, vol 1. |
| Chesterton,
G.K. |
The Man Who
Was Thursday |
| Chopin,
Kate |
The
Awakening and Other Stories |
| Conrad,
Joseph |
Nostromo |
| Conrad,
Joseph |
Heart of
Darkness |
| Coupland,
Douglas |
Generation
X |
| Coupland,
Douglas |
Shampoo
Planet |
| Coupland,
Douglas |
Polaroids
from the Dead |
| Coupland,
Douglas |
Life After
God |
| Coupland,
Douglas |
Microserfs |
| De
Unamuno, Miguel |
Abel
Sanchez and Other Stories |
| Defoe,
Daniel |
Moll
Flanders |
| Defoe,
Daniel |
Robinson
Crusoe |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
Atlantis:
Three Tales |
| DeLillo,
Don |
White Noise |
| Dostoyevsky,
Fyodr |
Crime and
Punishment |
| Dostoyevsky,
Fyodr |
The
Brothers Karamazov |
| Ellison,
Ralph |
Invisible
Man |
| Fielding,
Henry |
Tom Jones |
| Fielding,
Henry |
Joseph
Andrews |
| Forster,
E.M. |
A Passage
to India |
| Forster,
E.M. |
Howard’s
End |
| Fry,
Stephen |
The
Hippopotamus |
| Gardner,
John |
Grendel |
| Gide,
Andre |
The
Immoralist |
| Hardy,
Thomas |
The Mayor
of Casterbridge |
| Hesse,
Herman |
Siddhartha |
| Huxley,
Aldous |
Brave New
World |
| Kafka,
Franz |
The Trial |
| Kafka,
Franz |
Complete
Stories |
| Kundera,
Milan |
Immortality |
| Kundera,
Milan |
Laughable
Loves |
| Kundera,
Milan |
The Book of
Laughter and Forgetting |
| Kundera,
Milan |
The Joke |
| Kundera,
Milan |
Identity |
| Kundera,
Milan |
Slowness |
| Kundera,
Milan |
Testaments
Betrayed |
| Kureshi,
Hanif |
The Buddha
of Suburbia |
| Lawrence,
D.H. |
Women in
Love |
| Lawrence,
D.H. |
Sons and
Lovers |
| LeSeur,
Meridel |
North Star
Country |
| Leyner,
Mark |
Et
Tu,
Babe? |
| Leyner,
Mark |
Tooth
Imprints on a Corndog |
| Melville,
Herman |
Moby Dick |
| Melville,
Herman |
Bartleby
the Scrivener |
| Neville,
Susan |
Indiana
Winter |
| Orwell,
George |
1984 |
| Orwell,
George |
Animal
Farm |
| Orwell,
George |
The Road to
Wigan Pier |
| Pynchon,
Thomas |
The Crying
of Lot 49 |
| Robinson,
Marilynne |
Housekeeping |
| Roth,
Philip |
The Ghost
Writer |
| Silko,
Leslie Marmon |
Ceremony |
| Swift,
Jonathan |
Gulliver’s
Travels and Other Writings |
| Trilling,
Lionel, ed. |
Victorian
Prose and Poetry |
| Tudur,
Megan |
Y Dyn Yn Y
Tren |
| Twain,
Mark |
The
Complete Short Stories |
| Twain,
Mark |
The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
| Twain,
Mark |
The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer |
| Twain,
Mark |
Pud’nhead
Wilson |
| Twain,
Mark |
A
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court |
| Twain,
Mark |
The
Mysterious Stranger |
| Voltaire |
Candide |
|
Fiction:
post-colonial |
| al-Shayk,
Hannan |
Women of
Sand and Myrrh |
| Cliff,
Michelle |
No
Telephone to Heaven |
| Narayan,
R.K. |
The
Bachelor of Arts |
| Rushdie,
Salman |
Midnight’s
Children |
| Rushdie,
Salman |
East/West |
| Rushdie,
Salman |
Haroun and
the Sea of Stories |
| Salih,
Tayeb |
Season of
Migration to the North |
| Tagore,
Rabindranath |
Selected
Short Stories |
|
Medieval
Literature |
| Anonymous |
The
Mabinogion |
| Anonymous |
Njäll’s
Saga |
| Anonymous |
Laxadæla
saga |
| Anonymous |
Nibelungenlied |
| Chaucer,
Geoffrey |
Troilus and
Criseyde |
| Chaucer,
Geoffrey |
The
Canterbury Tales |
| Chickering,
Howell, trans. |
Beowulf |
| Finch,
Casey, trans. |
The
Complete Works of the Pearl Poet |
| Kempe,
Margery |
The Book of
Margery Kempe |
| Langland,
William |
Piers
Plowman |
| Mallory,
Thomas |
Le Morte
d’Arthur |
| Sturlusson,
Snorri |
The Prose
Edda |
|
Science
Fiction and Fantasy |
| Adams,
Douglas |
The
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy |
| Adams,
Douglas |
The
Restaurant at the End of the Universe |
| Adams,
Douglas |
Life, the
Universe, and Everything |
| Adams,
Douglas |
So Long,
and Thanks for All the Fish |
| Adams,
Douglas |
Mostly
Harmless |
| Adams,
Douglas |
Dirk
Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency |
| Adams,
Douglas |
The Long,
Dark Tea-Time of the Soul |
| Arnason,
Eleanor |
Ring of
Swords |
| Asimov,
Isaac |
The Martian
Way |
| Asimov,
Isaac |
The Caves
of Steel |
| Asimov,
Isaac |
The Naked
Sun |
| Asimov,
Isaac |
The Robots
of Dawn |
| Asimov,
Isaac |
Robots and
Empire |
| Asimov,
Isaac |
Foundation |
| Asimov,
Isaac |
Foundation |
| Asimov,
Isaac |
Foundation
and Empire |
| Asimov,
Isaac |
Second
Foundation |
| Asimov,
Isaac |
Foundation’s
Edge |
| Asimov,
Isaac |
Foundation
and Earth |
| Asimov,
Isaac |
Forward the
Foundation |
| Asimov,
Isaac |
Prelude to
Foundation |
| Barbour,
David & Richard Raleigh |
Shadow’s
Bend |
| Bester,
Alfred |
The
Demolished Man |
| Boulle,
Pierre |
Planet of
the Apes |
| Butler,
Octavia |
Parable of
the Sower |
| Butler,
Octavia |
Parable of
the Talents |
| Butler,
Octavia |
Dawn |
| Butler,
Octavia |
Adulthood
Rites |
| Butler,
Octavia |
Imago |
| Butler,
Octavia |
Clay’s
Ark |
| Butler,
Octavia |
Wild Seed |
| Butler,
Octavia |
Mind of my
Mind |
| Butler,
Octavia |
Patternmaster |
| Butler,
Octavia |
Kindred |
| Butler,
Octavia |
Bloodchild
and Other Stories |
| Cadigan,
Pat |
Tea from an
Empty Cup |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
Dhalgren |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
Triton |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
Nova |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
The
Einstein Intersection |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
The Jewels
of Aptor |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
The Ballad
of Beta-2 |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
Babel-17 |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
Empire Star |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
They Fly at
Çiron |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
Out of the
Dead City |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
City of a
Thousand Suns |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
The Towers
of Toron |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
Tales of
Neveryon |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
Neveryona |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
Flight from
Neveryon |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
Return to
Neveryon |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
Empire |
| Dick,
Philip K. |
The Man in
the High Castle |
| Dick,
Philip K. |
Ubik |
| Eddings,
David |
Pawn of
Prophecy |
| Eddings,
David |
Queen of
Sorcery |
| Eddings,
David |
Magician’s
Gambit |
| Eddings,
David |
Castle of
Wizardry |
| Eddings,
David |
Enchanter’s
Endgame |
| Emshwiller,
Carol |
The
Mount |
| Emshwiller,
Carol |
The Start
of the End of It All |
| Feist,
Raymond |
Magician:
Apprentice |
| Feist,
Raymond |
Magician:
Master |
| Fowler,
Karen Joy |
Sarah
Canary |
| Gibson,
William |
Burning
Chrome |
| Gibson,
William |
Neuromancer |
| Gibson,
William |
Count Zero |
| Gibson,
William |
Mona Lisa
Overdrive |
| Gibson,
William |
Virtual
Light |
| Gibson,
William |
The
Difference Engine (with Bruce Sterling) |
| Gloss,
Molly |
Dazzle of
the Day |
| Heinlein,
Robert |
Stranger in
a Strange Land |
| Heinlein,
Robert |
The Cat Who
Walks Through Walls |
| Heinlein,
Robert |
Time Enough
for Love |
| Heinlein,
Robert |
To Sail
Beyond the Sunset |
| Heinlein,
Robert |
Friday |
| Heinlein,
Robert |
Job: A
Comedy of Justice |
| Heinlein,
Robert |
The Past
Through Tomorrow |
| Heinlein,
Robert |
Starship
Troopers |
| Heinlein,
Robert |
Farnham’s
Freehold |
| Herbert,
Frank |
Dune |
| Holdstock,
Robert |
Mythago
Wood |
| Hopkinson,
Nalo |
Midnight
Robber |
| Hughart,
Barry |
Bridge of
Birds |
| Hughart,
Barry |
Story of
the Stone |
| LeGuin,
Ursula |
A Wizard of
Earthsea |
| LeGuin,
Ursula |
The Tombs
of Atuan |
| LeGuin,
Ursula |
The
Farthest Shore |
| LeGuin,
Ursula |
Tehanu |
| LeGuin,
Ursula |
The Word
for World is Forest |
| LeGuin,
Ursula |
Eye of the
Heron |
| LeGuin,
Ursula |
The
Dispossessed |
| LeGuin,
Ursula |
The Left
Hand of Darkness |
| Lethem,
Jonathan |
Gun, with
Occasional Music |
| Lethem,
Jonathan |
Wall of the
Eye, Wall of the Sky |
| Lethem,
Jonathan |
Amnesia
Moon |
| Lovecraft,
H.P. |
The Dunwich
Horror and Others |
| Lovecraft,
H.P. |
At the
Mountains of Madness |
| Lovecraft,
H.P. |
Dagon and
Other Stories |
| MacLeod,
Ken |
Cosmonaut
Keep |
| McHugh,
Maureen |
China
Mountain Zhang |
| Mieville,
China |
Perdido
Street Station |
| Moorcock,
Michael |
Elric of
Melnibone |
| Moorcock,
Michael |
The Sailor
on the Seas of Fate |
| Moorcock,
Michael |
The Weird
of the White Wolf |
| Powers,
Tim |
Expiration
Date |
| Pullman,
Philip |
The Golden
Compass |
| Pullman,
Philip |
The Subtle
Knife |
| Pullman,
Philip |
The
Amber Spyglass |
| Robinson,
Kim Stanley |
Red
Mars |
| Russ,
Joanna |
The Female
Man |
| Russell,
Mary Doria |
The Sparrow |
| Russell,
Mary Doria |
Children of
God |
| Stephenson,
Neal |
Zodiac |
| Stephenson,
Neal |
Snow Crash |
| Stephenson,
Neal |
The Diamond
Age |
| Stephenson,
Neal |
Cryptonomicon |
| Thomas,
Sheree, ed. |
Dark
Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African
Diaspora |
| Thompson,
Joyce |
Conscience
Place |
| Tolkien,
J.R.R. |
The Hobbit |
| Tolkien,
J.R.R. |
The
Fellowship of the Ring |
| Tolkien,
J.R.R. |
The Two
Towers |
| Tolkien,
J.R.R. |
The Return
of the King |
| Tolkien,
J.R.R. |
The
Silmarillion |
| Tolkien,
J.R.R. |
The Tokien
Reader |
| Vonarburg,
Elizabeth |
In the
Mother’s Land |
| Wells,
H.G. |
The
Inexperienced Ghost and Other Stories |
| Wolfe,
Gene |
Shadow
of the Torturer |
| Clute,
John & Peter Nichols |
The
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction |
| Day,
David |
A Tolkien
Bestiary |
| Delany,
Samuel R. |
Silent
Interviews |
| Gray,
Chris, ed. |
The Cyborg
Handbook |
| Lefanu,
Sarah |
In the
Chinks of the World Machine |
| McCaffrey,
Larry, ed. |
Storming
the Reality Studio |
| Noel,
Ruth |
The
Languages of Tolkien’s Middle Earth |
| Sallis,
James |
Ash of
Stars: On the Writing of Samuel R. Delany |
| Suvin,
Darko |
Positions
and Presuppositions of Science Fiction |
| Tyler,
J.E.A. |
The New
Tolkien Companion |
|
Graphic
Novels & Comics |
| Eisner,
Will |
Comics
and Sequential Art |
| Lutes,
Jason |
Jar of
Fools |
| McCloud,
Scott |
Understanding
Comics |
| McCloud,
Scott |
Reinventing
Comics |
| Spiegelman,
Art |
Maus |
| Spiegelman,
Art |
Little Lit |
| Ware,
F.C. |
Jimmy
Corrigan: Smartest Kid on Earth |
|
Filmmaking
& Animation |
| Corrigan,
Timothy |
A Short
Guide to Writing About Film |
| Frierson,
Michael |
Clay
Animation |
| Lord,
Peter & Brian Sibley |
Creating
3-D Animation |
| Schmidt,
Rich |
Feature
Filmmaking at Used Car Prices |
|
Drama |
| Aeschylus |
Agamemnon |
| Aeschylus |
Libation
Bearers |
| Aeschylus |
The
Eumenides |
| Aeschylus |
Seven
Against Thebes |
| Aeschylus |
Prometheus
Unbound |
| Al-Hakim,
Tawfiq |
Plays,
Prefaces, and Postscripts, vol. 1 |
| Allison,
Alexander, ed. |
Masterpieces
of the Drama |
| Anonymous |
York
Mystery Plays |
| Aristophanes |
The Clouds |
| Aristophanes |
Lysistrata |
| Aristophanes |
Pax |
| Ayckborn,
Alan |
Just
Between Ourselves |
| Beckett,
Samuel |
Waiting for
Godot |
| Beckett,
Samuel |
Endgame |
| Beckett,
Samuel |
Collected
Short Plays |
| Čapek,
Karel |
Toward the
Radical Center: A Capek Reader |
| Cesaire,
Aime |
A Tempest |
| Chekov,
Anton |
The Cherry
Orchard |
| Chekov,
Anton |
Three
Sisters |
| Chekov,
Anton |
Uncle Vanya |
| Chruchill,
Caryl |
Top Girls |
| Congreve,
William |
The Way of
the World |
| Euripedes |
Bacchae |
| Euripedes |
Medea |
| Euripedes |
The Trojan
Women |
| Goether,
Johann |
Great
Writings of Goethe |
| Goldsmith,
Oliver |
She Stoops
to Conquer |
| Harsh,
Philip Whaley, ed. |
Anthology
of Roman Drama |
| Ibsen,
Henrik |
A Doll’s
House |
| Ibsen,
Henrik |
The Wild
Duck |
| Ibsen,
Henrik |
Hedda
Gabler |
| Ibsen,
Henrik |
The Master
Builder |
| Ibsen,
Henrik |
When We
Dead Awaken |
| Ibsen,
Henrik |
Rosmersholm |
| Ionesco,
Eugene |
The Bald
Soprano |
| Ionesco,
Eugene |
The Lesson |
| Ionesco,
Eugene |
The
Rhinoceros |
| Ionesco,
Eugene |
The Chairs |
| Jonson,
Ben |
Volpone |
| Kundera,
Milan |
Jaques and
His Master |
| Mamet,
David |
American
Buffalo |
| Mamet,
David |
Glen Gary,
Glen Ross |
| Miller,
Arthur |
Death of a
Salesman |
| Miller,
Arthur |
The
Crucible |
| Miller,
Arthur |
Broken
Glass |
| Miller,
Arthur |
After the
Fall |
| Miller,
Arthur |
The
American Clock |
| Moliere |
The
Misanthrope |
| O’Neill,
Eugene |
Mourning
Becomes Electra |
| O’Neill,
Eugene |
Desire
Under the Elms |
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