Top Ten {Tuesday} New Books: My "Fall Into Reading" List

I just discovered Fall Into Reading over at Callapidder Days. I’m only about 6 weeks late, but who’s counting?

So here, for Top Ten {Tuesday}, are the Top 10 books on my must-read stack right now:

10. Laughing Without an Accent by Firoozah Dumas (I’m about half-way thru, and it’s as good as – perhaps even slightly better than! – Funny in Farsi, which snickered, giggled, chortled, and hee-hawed my way through last month!)

9. Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII by Chester Nez (Just arrived! Always had an interest, but this will be my first book on the subject!)

8. Beautiful Outlaw by John Eldredge (I’m a chapter in; absorbing and reflecting before moving on.)

7. Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die by Jon Katz (This one just arrived, too; reading a review inspired my {5 Minute Friday} post last week.)

6. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard (I’m slowly sipping this one, which was highly recommended by Susy Flory, co-author of…)

5. Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero by Michael Hingson and Susy Flory (I skimmed this one quickly in preparation for Susy’s visit with my students; now I’ll take my time to savor it!)

4. The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and Made Wordplay More Than Some Antics by John Pollack (I’m an English teacher; need I say more?)

3. Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder (My son just read this as part of his freshman Honors course and heard the author speak for chapel; he said he thinks I’d like it, and he’d like to discuss it with me once I’m done. What more motivation could I possibly need?!?)

2. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain (I’ve got a review copy that I loaned to my son; he told me, “Mom, there are things in here you need to know.” Now I just need to find a way to pry it out of his introverted hands…!)

1. The Memoir Project by Marion Roach Smith (I’ve read it once, listened to it twice, given away three copies, and I can’t wait to read it thru again…and again! By far the most practical memoir writing instruction I’ve ever read, with marvelous examples that demonstrate her principles in action. I had to keep pulling over to the side of the road to jot down ideas as I listened to the audiobook, so many “Ah-HA!” moments were occurring and connections were forming in my mind!)

What about you?

What’s on your current “Must Read” list?