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Kathryn Stern,
lives in Chicago with her husband and two children. ANOTHER SONG ABOUT THE KING is her first novel..
ANOTHER SONG ABOUT THE KING
In this rich and moving novel, a mother's desperate desire to be somebody --- fueled by the memory of a date she once had with Elvis --- provokes an intense rivalry with her daughter.
Kathryn Stern's Summer Reading List
DON'T TELL ANYONE
by Frederick Busch
I was lucky enough to sit in on a workshop with Fred. He is such a powerful writer --- I loved his novel GIRLS, and this book of short stories promises to deliver more of his astute wisdom and lyrical writing about children and parents, husbands and wives.
HALF A HEART
by Rosellen Brown
No one steps into a character quite like Rosellen Brown and I'm eager to read her new novel because she is a master at weaving history, race and identity together in the lives of a woman whose bi-racial daughter comes back into her life.
THE FEAST OF LOVE
by Charles Baxter
Anything Charles Baxter writes is bound to be a gem, and I've heard this book is fascinating and quirky in its structure, and an engrossing look at an ever-fascinating topic, love.
NEVER CHANGE
by Elizabeth Berg
I like the way this writer gets under the skin of her characters and creates strong women whose lives we enter just at the point of tremendous transformation.
SILENT TO THE BONE
by E. L. Konigsburg
I've read every one of her books, starting when I was in fifth grade, with From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankwiler. She is simply a delightful writer. Not only does this book sound terrific, I've been toying with the idea of writing a children's or young adult book and I'd like to study how she creates character, voice and plot.
RAISING YOUR SPIRITED CHILD: A Guide for Parents Whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic
by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
I've been reading this book off and on for a month now and it's been a wonderful support to me in the raising of my children, especially my daughter, who is, without a doubt, a "spirited child.Ó This book has helped me to be a better parent and that, in turn, gives me more time to write.
PROOF: A Play
by David Auburn
I saw this play on Broadway and was absolutely blown away by the power of this writer's language and his ability to weave a story. I can't wait to linger over his dialogue, and to delve again into this troubled, yet hilarious, poignant young girl's coming of age at the time of her father's death.
TO THE LIGHTHOUSE
by Virginia Woolf
Because I always reread at least one classic in summer. Why this one? Because it's Virginia Woolf. Every page will be dog-eared, every sentence underlined!
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