A list of ten books I'd recommend . . . giving myself a ten-minute limit to think of them. Appearing in a slightly curated order.

1. Motel Chronicles,
   by Sam Shepard

2. Baby Doll,
   by Tennessee Williams

3. A Curtain of Green and Other Stories
   by Eudora Welty

4. The Wind Up Bird Chronicle
   by Haruki Murakami

5. After the Quake: Stories
   by Bodie Theone

6. Suite Venitienne/Please Follow Me
   by Sophie Calle + Jean Baudrillard

7. Out of the Girls Room and Into the Night
   by Thisbe Nissen

8. Sonny Liston was a Friend of Mine: Stories
   by Thom Jones

9. The Pugilist at Rest: Stories
   by Thom Jones

10. Going to Meet the Man
    by James Baldwin

- Amy Theobald