Books Recommended by J.K. Rowling
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Team of Rivals
The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Source: "I lived in it the way that you do with truly great books; putting it down with glazed eyes and feeling disconcerted to find yourself in the 21st century." - J.K. Rowling
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame
Source: "My most vivid memory of being read to is my father reading [this book] when I was around 4 and suffering from the measles." - J.K. Rowling
A Tale of Two Cities
Source: A literary discovery that may have influenced [J.K. Rowling's] alleged intention to kill off Harry Potter at the end of book seven.
The Little White Horse
Elizabeth Goudge
Source: "Perhaps more than any other book, it has a direct influence on the Harry Potter books." - J.K. Rowling
The Collected Works of P. G. Wodehouse
PG Wodehouse
Source: One of J.K. Rowling's answers to "If you could bring only three books to a desert island, which would you pack?"
The Collected Stories of Colette
Colette
Source: One of J.K. Rowling's answers to "If you could bring only three books to a desert island, which would you pack?"
The Oxford Shakespeare
The Complete Works
William Shakespeare
Source: One of J.K. Rowling's answers to "If you could bring only three books to a desert island, which would you pack?"
I Capture the Castle
Dodie Smith
Source: "This book has one of the most charismatic narrators I've ever met." - J.K. Rowling
The Story of the Treasure Seekers
E. Nesbit
Source: "[J.K. Rowling] ranks [this book] as her favorite of Nesbit's books." - Business Insider
The Diaries of Auberon Waugh
Auberon Waugh
Source: "It’s in my bathroom, and it’s always good for a giggle." - J.K. Rowling
Hons and Rebels
Jessica Mitford
Source: "My most influential writer, without a doubt, is [this author]." - J.K. Rowling
Poverty Safari
Understanding the Anger of Britain's Underclass
Darren McGarvey
Source: "Incredible achievement. Stunning book." - J.K. Rowling
The Woman Who Walked into Doors
A Novel
Roddy Doyle
Source: "My favorite living writer is [this author]." - J.K. Rowling
Secrets of the Flesh
A Life of Colette
Judith Thurman
Source: "One of my all-time favorites." - J.K. Rowling
The Origins of Totalitarianism
Hannah Arendt
Source: "I literally just finished reading it!" - J.K. Rowling
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