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Kayla Anderson Author Of Moon Northern California Road Trip: Drives along the Coast, Redwoods, and Mountains with the Best Stops along the Way

From Kayla's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Kayla Anderson Why Kayla loves this book

Willy Vlautin is known to create characters that have gone through such hard times that you just want to scoop them up and give them a hot meal, warm shower, roof over their head for a night, and a million bucks. That goes for both people and animals, like The Horse. It's heartbreaking and heartwarming, just like the author in person.

By Willy Vlautin ,

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1 author picked The Horse as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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WINNER OF THE JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE

'Extraordinary.' ANN PATCHETT
'Tremendously compelling.' GUARDIAN
'Bruised and beautiful.' BEN MYERS
'Transcendent.' LA TIMES

Willy Vlautin's most personal novel yet - a poetic and deeply moving story about what it really takes to be a musician.

Al Ward, an ageing musician, is living on old mining land in Nevada. One morning, a horse arrives outside his home, unable to feed itself or stay safe from coyotes. Six thousand feet up, thirty miles from the nearest town, and broken by alcoholism and anxiety, Al must decide what to do.

A gorgeous journey of a…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

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Kayla Anderson Author Of Moon Northern California Road Trip: Drives along the Coast, Redwoods, and Mountains with the Best Stops along the Way

From Kayla's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author

Kayla's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Kayla Anderson Why Kayla loves this book

I've loved Chuck Palahniuk's style of writing ever since I picked up his first book (which wasn't Fight Club-- I think that's the only one I haven't read). As a fellow writer, I was thrilled to finally read his craft book right in the middle of when I was working on my memoir. It taught me a lot, but mostly how to write bravely.

By Chuck Palahniuk ,

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1 author picked Consider This as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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Renowned, bestselling novelist Chuck Palahniuk takes us behind the scenes of the writing life, with postcards from decades on the road and incredible examination of the power of fiction and the art of storytelling.

In this spellbinding blend of memoir and insight, bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk shares stories and generous advice on what makes writing powerful and what makes for powerful writing.

With advice grounded in years of careful study and a keenly observed life, Palahniuk combines practical advice and concrete examples from beloved classics, his own books, and a "kitchen-table MFA" culled from an evolving circle of beloved authors…


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