1. Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer
-Well-written short stories mainly dealing with racial and feminist themes. She is an Iowa Writer's Workshop grad, and thus living my dream. My favorite was the title story about a misanthrope who goes to college, and then another about a young girl who has a coming of age experience (not what you might think) whilst living with a pimp.
2. The Hours by Michael Cunningham -The gay literary darling from the early 2000's. It was very good and a surprisingly quick read. Nothing really happens but because the narrative switches between three characters you want to keep going.
3. Lunch Poems by Frank O'Hara
-LOVE
4. Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
-Oh, you know
5. Rose of No Man's Land by Michelle Tea
-This held my ADD-esque attention very well. It is about a 14 year old's wild night in a trashy Massachusetts town. I love reading about local things, even though I haven't been to Revere much it was fun. The narrator is described as 'gender-blurring' on the cover. But really she is just sarcastic and drinks beer. Oh wait, I guess that'll do it these days.
7. Some Raymond Carver shorts.
8. No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July
9. My Mistresses' Sparrow Is Dead: Love Stories
10. Self Help by Loorie Moore
11. The Yellow House
12. Wetlands by Charlotte Roche
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