Erica Bauermeister Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Erica Bauermeister

BOG QUEEN tells the story of a body, preserved for thousands of years in moss, and the scientist determined to find out what happened to her. I love a book that teaches me something while telling a good story. Who knew bones and moss could be so fascinating?

Erica Bauermeister

I have never read a book quite like this. It is a memoir, but it reads like magical realism. There is magic, and ghosts, amnesia, and kidnapping and crazy relatives. All of it wrapped up in the most gorgeous sentences. It felt more like an immersion than a book.

Erica Bauermeister

This is what I would call an old-fashioned book, in the best of all possible ways. A big, multigenerational novel that spans multiple wars and follows the course of two complicated marriages... it was a completely satisfying way to go to another world.

Erica Bauermeister

Playground's main characters immerse you in the realms of super-computing and game theory, take you into the depths of the ocean and poetry and art. Reading this book can sometimes feel like free-diving; you take a big breath and down you go, farther than you thought you could.

Erica Bauermeister

I've long been a fan of Eowyn Ivey's novels. She burrows deep into Alaska, bringing that part of the world alive in a way that is profound and dark and magical all at the same time. I thought Snow Child was one of the best books I'd ever read, but Black Woods Blue Sky knocks it out of the park

Erica Bauermeister

A truly great memoir speaks truths that are so universal... if you have experienced divorce, get ready to be seen right into your soul. Maggie Smith is a poet (you may remember Good Bones) and her prose is equally beautiful—spare vignettes that follow the break up of her marriage.

Erica Bauermeister

I would read a grocery list if Charlotte McConaghy wrote it. She is able to combine lyricism, darkness, hope, and profound insights together in a way that is transcendent... some of the best writing I have ever experienced.