Divine Comedy, Dante
Scarlet Music, Hildegard of Bingen, Joan Ohanneson
The Autumn of the Middle Ages, Johan Huizinga
The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer
Ascent to Love, Peter Leithart
Leepike Ridge, N.D. Wilson
Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott
I Sure Hope I Can Squeeze These In:
A Distant Mirror, The Calamitous 14th Century, Barbara Tuchman
Going Somewhere, George Grant (a reworking of Dante’s Inferno)
The Figure of Beatrice, Charles Williams
Mysteries of the Middle Ages, Thomas Cahill
Pleasant Diversions:
Kristin Lavransdatter, The Mistress of Husaby, Sigrid Unset
Shroud For A Nightingale, P.D. James
A Place on Earth, Wendell Berry
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive, Alexander McCall Smith
For Such a Happy Reason*, I’m Reading:
anything by Ursula LeGuin
* Ha! Double Ha! Ursula LeGuin is coming to our small town and giving a reading at our public library in July. Ursula LeGuin!! I must prepare. I’m hoping that you will give me suggestions.
Every time I type a list I have to thank Janie. This time, I’m grateful for having a master list for the year. Although I’m not slavish in my compliance to the list, it is very helpful in making seasonal goals. I’m thankful for summer because I have so much more to read in my medieval studies; I know that come late August I will Have To Move On. Usually I look forward to fiction in the summer – and boy do I have some jewels on the shelf waiting. But they will have to wait a little bit longer.
There are no metaphors that can appropriately capture how blessed, how filthy rich I feel when I look forward to my reading in the future. I am in the line of the most sumptuous smörgåsbord that has every delicacy you could dream of: prime rib, shrimp, lobster, pork tenderloin, chicken in a succulent sauce not to mention the salads, vegetables and sweets. Alas, my friend, the plate is only so big. I could let myself go and get drunk on words.
A Living Pencil 
I sure do admire your list! I’ve got Going Somewhere on my list this summer too. And I got it from you! And I didn’t know that it was a reworking of Dante’s Inferno. Sounds good. And interesting. But I’m wondering just how I can justify that influence of the scholarly on my self-avowed fluffy summer list? Maybe after all the dessert I eat read I will be ready for some something nutritious.You’re such a kindred spirit, Carol!Janie
Have you read anything by Leguin? I’d recommend The Left Hand of Darkness and the Earthsea trilogy – the first book is A Wizard of Earthsea.
Having fun playing with your template, I see. I’ve just inherited a scanner, which I will read about, install and test this weekend.
No advice on Leguin from me, since I’ve never read her.
Dana in GA
Yes, Earthsea for LeGuin. And I hope you will have time for A Distant Mirror; if you’re interested i medieval history, that book and Thomas Costain’s series on medieval England are the best I’ve rad.
Oh, thank you! I’m checking them out of the library on Monday. I figure her stuff will be checked out if other people think like I do. Okay Sherry: I don’t think you are very good for me!! Not good at all. I’m very interested in medieval history but I’ve already read about 2000 pages about it and now you are recommending a series!! What do I do, she says, pulling clumps of hair out? I’m going to stick to my list and make a note of Costain. Maybe someday in the future….I think LeGuin writes a lot of sci-fi and that is most definitely not my favorite genre. But I like fantasy, and sometimes the line is thin between the two.My SIL, the children’s librarian par excellence, recommended Catwings. I like that: a children’s book is a good way to measure an author, IMHO.