Favorite Books
My Antonia-Willa Cather. Jude the Obscure-Thomas Hardy. Angle of Repose-Wallace Stegner. To Kill a Mockingbird-Harper Lee. Fair and Tender Ladies-Lee Smith. Jonah's Gourd Vine-Zora Neale Hurston. O Pioneers!-Willa Cather. Home-Marilynne Robinson. A Prayer for Owen Meany-John Irving. Sons and Lovers-DH Lawrence. Gilead-Marilynne Robinson. Let the Great World Spin-Colum McCann. The Woodlanders-Thomas Hardy. Love Medicine-Louise Erdrich. Tess of the D’Urbervilles-Thomas Hardy. Because of Winn Dixie-Kate DiCamillo. Housekeeping-Marilynne Robinson. The Color Purple-Alice Walker. The Dollmaker-Harriette Arnow. A Yellow Raft in Blue Water-Michael Dorris. Coming Through Slaughter-Michael Onndaatje. Little Bee-Chris Cleave. The Clearing-Tim Gautreaux. The Unquiet Earth/Storming Heaven-Denise Giardina. Alias Grace-Margaret Atwood. Father and Son-Larry Brown. Of Love and Other Demons-Marquez. Raney-Clyde Edgerton. Bridge to Terabithia-Katharine Paterson. The Homecoming-Earl Hamner, Jr. Black Mountain Breakdown-Lee Smith. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek-Annie Dillard. The Outsiders-SE Hinton. Peyton Place-Grace Metalious. River of Earth-James Still. Thirst-Mary Oliver. Bucolics-Maurice Manning. Moon Women-Pamela Duncan. One Foot in Eden.--Ron Rash. The Hunger Games Trilogy-Suzanne Collins. Where the Long Grass Bends-Neela Vaswani. Doubt-John Patrick Shanley. The Glass Menagerie-Tennessee Williams. Come Back, Little Sheba-William Inge. The Children's Hour-Lillian Hellman. Life After Life-Kate Atkinson. The Lacuna-Barbara Kingsolver. Most Works-Agatha Christie. Exiles-Ron Hansen. Marietta in Ecstasy-Ron Hansen. Atticus-Ron Hansen. Baker Towers-Jennifer Haigh. The Old Ways-Robert MacFarlane. The Wild Places-Robert MacFarlane. Lamb-Bernard MacLaverty. Grace Notes-Bernard MacLaverty. Days Without End-Sebastian Barry. The Wonder-Emma Donoghue. The Essex Serpent-Sarah Perry.
Movies
Tender Mercies. Places in the Heart. Bonnie and Clyde. The Trip to Bountiful. Children of Men. The White Ribbon. Dazed and Confused. Hud. Paper Moon. Junebug. Jude. Badlands. The Color of Paradise. In the Bedroom. Harold and Maude. Matewan. Dogfight. Coal Miner’s Daughter. The Outsiders. The Last Picture Show. A Very Long Engagement. Little Miss Sunshine. Children of Men. Volver. Splendor in the Grass. East of Eden. I Confess. The Birds. About Schmidt. Love Actually. The Missing. The Ice Storm. I Am Sam. A History of Violence. ET. A Perfect World. Stand by Me. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!. Talk to Her. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Psycho. Another Woman. Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Marnie. The Village. Torn Curtain. Cool Hand Luke. Far North. Night Mother. Postman in the Mountains. Little Miss Sunshine. Into the Wild. Come Early Morning. The New World. Days of Heaven. Muriel’s Wedding. Heavenly Creatures. Psycho. Sweet Dreams. Notes on a Scandal. The Visitor. Raising Arizona. Gone With the Wind. To Kill a Mockingbird. True Grit (2010), The Tree of Life.
Music
Jean Ritchie. Tom Petty. Teddy Thompson. Loretta Lynn. Scott Miller. The White Stripes. Brandi Carlile. Indigo Girls. Tim O’Brien. Alison Krauss. Darrell Scott. Sufjan Stevens. Abigail Washburn. Bobbie Gentry. Nina Simone. The Carter Family. The Beatles. The Wailin' Jennys. Be Good Tanyas. Bob Dylan. Lucinda Williams. Buddy Miller. Gillian Welch. Patty Griffin. Emmylou Harris. Patty Loveless. Tracy Chapman. U2. Old Crow Medicine Show. Bonnie Raitt. Josh Ritter. Joan Osborne. Carla Gover. Mitch Barrett. Cat Stevens. Kate Larken. Ray LaMontagne. John Cougar Mellencamp. Patsy Cline. Chet Baker. Prince. Cyndi Lauper. Dock Boggs. Hazel Dickens. Alice Gerard. Roscoe Holcomb. Iris Dement. John Prine. Kelly Willis. Linda Thompson. Sinead O’Connor. Shelby Lynne.Allison Moorer.Iron and Wine.Tift Merrit.Tina Turner.Tom T. Hall.REM.The Be Good Tanyas.The Beatles.The Black Keys.Bobbie Gentry.John Hiatt.The McGarrigles.Kim Richey.The Mamas and the Papas.Marshall Chapman.The Watson Twins. My Morning Jacket.
Television
Lark Rise to Candleford. Mad Men. The Walking Dead. Broadchurch. Call the Midwife. The Hour. Vera. The Fall. Hit and Miss. True Detective.
My Antonia-Willa Cather. Jude the Obscure-Thomas Hardy. Angle of Repose-Wallace Stegner. To Kill a Mockingbird-Harper Lee. Fair and Tender Ladies-Lee Smith. Jonah's Gourd Vine-Zora Neale Hurston. O Pioneers!-Willa Cather. Home-Marilynne Robinson. A Prayer for Owen Meany-John Irving. Sons and Lovers-DH Lawrence. Gilead-Marilynne Robinson. Let the Great World Spin-Colum McCann. The Woodlanders-Thomas Hardy. Love Medicine-Louise Erdrich. Tess of the D’Urbervilles-Thomas Hardy. Because of Winn Dixie-Kate DiCamillo. Housekeeping-Marilynne Robinson. The Color Purple-Alice Walker. The Dollmaker-Harriette Arnow. A Yellow Raft in Blue Water-Michael Dorris. Coming Through Slaughter-Michael Onndaatje. Little Bee-Chris Cleave. The Clearing-Tim Gautreaux. The Unquiet Earth/Storming Heaven-Denise Giardina. Alias Grace-Margaret Atwood. Father and Son-Larry Brown. Of Love and Other Demons-Marquez. Raney-Clyde Edgerton. Bridge to Terabithia-Katharine Paterson. The Homecoming-Earl Hamner, Jr. Black Mountain Breakdown-Lee Smith. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek-Annie Dillard. The Outsiders-SE Hinton. Peyton Place-Grace Metalious. River of Earth-James Still. Thirst-Mary Oliver. Bucolics-Maurice Manning. Moon Women-Pamela Duncan. One Foot in Eden.--Ron Rash. The Hunger Games Trilogy-Suzanne Collins. Where the Long Grass Bends-Neela Vaswani. Doubt-John Patrick Shanley. The Glass Menagerie-Tennessee Williams. Come Back, Little Sheba-William Inge. The Children's Hour-Lillian Hellman. Life After Life-Kate Atkinson. The Lacuna-Barbara Kingsolver. Most Works-Agatha Christie. Exiles-Ron Hansen. Marietta in Ecstasy-Ron Hansen. Atticus-Ron Hansen. Baker Towers-Jennifer Haigh. The Old Ways-Robert MacFarlane. The Wild Places-Robert MacFarlane. Lamb-Bernard MacLaverty. Grace Notes-Bernard MacLaverty. Days Without End-Sebastian Barry. The Wonder-Emma Donoghue. The Essex Serpent-Sarah Perry.
Movies
Tender Mercies. Places in the Heart. Bonnie and Clyde. The Trip to Bountiful. Children of Men. The White Ribbon. Dazed and Confused. Hud. Paper Moon. Junebug. Jude. Badlands. The Color of Paradise. In the Bedroom. Harold and Maude. Matewan. Dogfight. Coal Miner’s Daughter. The Outsiders. The Last Picture Show. A Very Long Engagement. Little Miss Sunshine. Children of Men. Volver. Splendor in the Grass. East of Eden. I Confess. The Birds. About Schmidt. Love Actually. The Missing. The Ice Storm. I Am Sam. A History of Violence. ET. A Perfect World. Stand by Me. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!. Talk to Her. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Psycho. Another Woman. Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Marnie. The Village. Torn Curtain. Cool Hand Luke. Far North. Night Mother. Postman in the Mountains. Little Miss Sunshine. Into the Wild. Come Early Morning. The New World. Days of Heaven. Muriel’s Wedding. Heavenly Creatures. Psycho. Sweet Dreams. Notes on a Scandal. The Visitor. Raising Arizona. Gone With the Wind. To Kill a Mockingbird. True Grit (2010), The Tree of Life.
Music
Jean Ritchie. Tom Petty. Teddy Thompson. Loretta Lynn. Scott Miller. The White Stripes. Brandi Carlile. Indigo Girls. Tim O’Brien. Alison Krauss. Darrell Scott. Sufjan Stevens. Abigail Washburn. Bobbie Gentry. Nina Simone. The Carter Family. The Beatles. The Wailin' Jennys. Be Good Tanyas. Bob Dylan. Lucinda Williams. Buddy Miller. Gillian Welch. Patty Griffin. Emmylou Harris. Patty Loveless. Tracy Chapman. U2. Old Crow Medicine Show. Bonnie Raitt. Josh Ritter. Joan Osborne. Carla Gover. Mitch Barrett. Cat Stevens. Kate Larken. Ray LaMontagne. John Cougar Mellencamp. Patsy Cline. Chet Baker. Prince. Cyndi Lauper. Dock Boggs. Hazel Dickens. Alice Gerard. Roscoe Holcomb. Iris Dement. John Prine. Kelly Willis. Linda Thompson. Sinead O’Connor. Shelby Lynne.Allison Moorer.Iron and Wine.Tift Merrit.Tina Turner.Tom T. Hall.REM.The Be Good Tanyas.The Beatles.The Black Keys.Bobbie Gentry.John Hiatt.The McGarrigles.Kim Richey.The Mamas and the Papas.Marshall Chapman.The Watson Twins. My Morning Jacket.
Television
Lark Rise to Candleford. Mad Men. The Walking Dead. Broadchurch. Call the Midwife. The Hour. Vera. The Fall. Hit and Miss. True Detective.