After just posting Prose’s Primitive People I realized I never posted Reading Like a Writer, which I suppose I read last fall, just about a year ago (very shortly after it came out).

The book is a tour of how one writer (Prose–it is often quite autobiographical and personal) reads, for education, inspiration, and pleasure. By using a variety of examples she redefines the standard creative-writing vocabulary through works of the past. Moves on to discuss her own relationship with Chekhov’s work and finally provides a list of books that she believes anyone who wants to writes–should really have already read.

So for those of you wanting to write, or just who enjoy reading and writing and such related activities, you will likely enjoy this book.