We are so thrilled to chat with Michelle Meyers, author of Glass Shatters. Here, Michelle shares a few facts about herself and the five books that have inspired her writing most!
Books (right now it’s Find Me by Laura van den Berg), a stuffed owl named Alfred (he’s a Puritan), earplugs (you can hear the passing trains whistling all through the night from my bedroom), tissues (I’m all about the allergies), and a notepad (which mostly has grocery lists inside of it).
Sometimes I wait weeks to fold my clean laundry and put it away.
Coffee shops with periodic outbursts by random customers.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez:
A quintessential novella about murder, culpability, and narrative reliability, this is one of my favorite works exploring the function of perception and how we deal with inexplicable tragedy.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel:
Station Eleven is a haunting novel about survivorship and endurance following a worldwide flu pandemic, about the devastating consequences that can occur when science fails to prevent disaster.
Silence Once Begun by Jesse Ball:
Ball is a master at crafting spare, evocative prose, and in Silence Once Begun, he examines the unwavering obsession of a journalist determined to discover the truth behind a corrupt system.
Man Walks into a Room by Nicole Krauss:
In beautiful and lyrical language, Nicole Krauss investigates the transience of identity and whether or not we exist outside of our memories.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley:
One of the very first science fiction/horror novels, Frankenstein begs the question of what makes someone human, a question we are still asking ourselves today.
What are the five books that inspire you most? Tell us below!
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