This week’s edition of “Inspired By” features the lovely Emily Giffin, whose newest novel The One & Only released yesterday! We are so excited to have her on-board for our Summer Reading Challenge!  Here, Emily has shared the five books that inspire her most as a writer.

 

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The story of a young girl, Sara Crewe, whose life completely changes when her father dies.  She is left with nothing, and is forced to leave her English boarding school, at the mercy of a vindictive headmistress. 

The Inn at Lake Devine by Elinor Lipman

The Inn at Lake Devine is a family-owned resort where twelve-year-old Natalie is not thrilled to be spending her summer.  Her mind is changed when her summer does not go quite like she expected. 

Runaway by Alice Munro

A collection of stories about love and its infinite betrayals and surprises. 

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Clarissa Dalloway prepares for a party, where she will be the hostess.  The story explores the hidden springs of thought and action in one day of a woman’s life.

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

A story that takes readers to the roots of human behavior, of innocence, experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, and humor and pathos.

 

Pinterest PS! Follow along with our #SRC2014 Pinterest board all summer long, inspired by our incredible lineup!