Katie Bartlett, Author

I walk away from each conference I attend armed with additional book recommendations.  Here’s the latest suggestions for the Reading List from the Women Who Write conference I enjoyed in September.  In particular, note the heads-up about some new releases that are due on the shelves next year.

The Wednesdays by Julie Bourbeau (due 08/12)

May B by Caroline Starr Rose (due 01/12)

In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez

Star Island by Carl Hiaasen

I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin

The Summer Before Boys by Nora Raleigh Baskin

Empty by Suzanne Weyn

Out of The Dust by Karen Hesse (and any of the others she’s written)

Cinderella Smith by Stephanie Barden

A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz