#timonrien

[jennyleewrites]

Two of my NYC BFFs (who I have known since my early 20s) gifted me this beautiful hand painted print from Ideal Bookshelf for my bday a few years ago, which now hangs in my home office. These are just a few of my favorite books that have really meant a lot to me. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy being one of those books. I first read it in high school (after getting grounded and having nothing else to do but read books.) I have read many of them more than once and some of them even more than twice. When I’m writing a new book, I don’t tend to read much... but now that I turned in my latest draft of Anna K. (my YA reimagining of Anna Karenina to be published by Flatiron Books in 2020) all I want to do is read. I have a very tall stack of new books to tackle, but am thinking this year I may trade off between new books and books I have read before and loved. I’m always open to suggestions of new books to read! • • • • #booklover #favoritebooks #idealbookshf #tolstoy #annakarenina #timonrien #jonathanfranzen #lorriemoore #prideandprejudice #author #writer #yaauthor #writerscommunity #writersofinstagram #lionelshriver #readeverything #art #tvwriter #screenwriter #bff #birthdaygifts #writehardplayhard #booknerd #nerdygirl #poetry #pamhouston #amybloom #shortstories (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuYv6dqA1tM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yk00lxxjt7ck