Holly Brickley’s Recommended Reading List
Photograph of Holly Brickley by Susan Seubert
Holly Brickley, the author of the highly praised new release and national bestseller Deep Cuts (Feb. 2025) shares her recommended reading list. Deep Cuts is also being adapted into an A24 film starring Saoirse Ronan and Austin Butler.
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“This is Nunez's first novel, a deeply personal coming-of-age about a ballerina, told in four separate narratives. This was the first book to ever make me gasp at the sheer force of its beauty, and I've never quite gotten over it.”
The Lady's Handbook for her Mysterious Illness by Sarah Ramey
“A frustrating and oddly funny memoir about navigating the American health system as a WOMI (Woman with a Mysterious Illness). A must for anyone who knows anyone who's been screwed by our healthcare system, which is everyone.”
“If you liked All Fours or the film Babygirl, you'll love this -- it's treading in similar territory but feels much more grounded, truer to my own experience of being a middle-aged mother with desires. (Or just read any book by Claire Dederer; they're all fantastic).”
“A sharp-tongued atheist bisexual woman goes to Baghdad to rehabilitate ISIS brides, but she's a mess, of course, and everything is complicated and hilarious.”
“Everyone knows High Fidelity, but maybe you missed this gem? It's about a Paul Westerberg-like reclusive musician who begins a relationship with the girlfriend of an obsessive fan, and like many Hornby books, it's a deceptively easy read with a lot to say about toxic masculinity and the power of popular song.”
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