We are so excited to dedicate this week’s Inspired By to Celine Keating author of Play for Me.

Fair Bay by Eleanor Frances Lattimore

Like a painter using a few delicate brush strokes, Lattimore creates a rich, imagistic world from few words, illustrating the principal that less can truly be more. This is the first book I fell in love with. It made me a reader and instilled a desire to be a writer.

Remembrance of Lost Time by Proust

Proust is a master at depicting the way sensory experiences in the present evoke the past. His work inspires me to include details of taste, touch, sound, and smell as part of creating memory in all my characters.

The Years by Virginia Woolf

Woolf is unparalleled in depicting the interiority of her characters through her groundbreaking technique, interior monologue. She excels at making the economic and social details of her characters’ daily lives as dramatic as any action-packed fiction.

 Spartina by John Casey

Casey’s evocation of place is unparalleled. His lush, evocative descriptions cast a spell over the reader, immersing us in new worlds. At the same time, his prose is spare, accessible, and direct – something to emulate!

Berger’s Daughter by Nadine Gordimer

Gordimer takes complicated political situations and illuminates them through the prism of the individual. Her work inspires me to situate my characters in history and social conflict in order to explore the intersection of the outside world and personal stories.