Some writers make you think, some books make you feel, and the best ones mould you. These ones become a part of you forever. Here’s my list of authors I believe who have contributed to my being in a way I can never truly thank them for.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
This author is the reason I read today. I don’t call myself an avid reader as time and again I lose out on this good habit. But every time I look back at my bookshelf, I see his name and get reminded of my good habit.
His short stories and novels are both worth every single second of your time. I read almost everything Sir Doyle has written about his character Sherlock Holmes very early in my life. This series has added plenty to my life but if I am to point one single thing then – it has made me observant.
Bill Bryson
He is the travel writer I swear by. I like travelling and never thought I would actually like to read it much. I tried a few books and gave them up halfway. But two of Bill Bryson’s travel books – _ and _, I soulfully love.
I write travel stories on my blog often and it only got better thanks to the little learnings from Bryson’s writings. The way he weaves details in stories is mesmerising. I love the little I have read, and to finish words he has written on travel is my personal goal.
Alice Albinia
I never understood the depth research can give to write-ups until I read Alice Albinia’s Empires of the Indus. This book takes you to each place it talks about, in the exact time frame and makes you feel emotions like you never have before.
An excellent travel log with well researched detailing of places visited. The kind of time given for this one book is unbelievable. I wish to write in so much depth one day. Sadly, that’s the only title I have read, hope to read more soon.
Dr Joseph Murphy
I took around six months to read his book ‘The Power of Your Subconscious Mind’. Each chapter spoke volumes to me, I could relate to most of the chapters. At first, it was difficult to agree and accept the ideas in this book, but then I observed max of it practically and it blew my mind.
If there is only one you’ll ever read in your life, please make sure it is this one. I don’t share books and this one is the toughest to even lend for a day. I keep going back to chapters from these books as and when I observe it somewhere practically. Can a book be any more giving?
Mitch Albon
I can’t still deal with the loss of humans or pets well. But, death got accepted as a truth in my system thanks to his book – Tuesdays with Morrie. A student and a teacher’s bond is definitely for life and beyond is also something this made me believe.
Out of the entire list above, Mitch as a writer is perhaps the only one who has made me feel and understand my emotions well. The only book that has made me cry. His book, The Time Keeper is my next read.
I can never express perfectly how grateful I am to each of the above. And I know, over the years I’ll read more and this list will be never-ending. But for now, I hope you got an answer as to ‘What to read next?’ Pick any book from the above writers, all the best!