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This Theatre Nerd's 40 Books to Read Before 40

"When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young." – Maya Angelou
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
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Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
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A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
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Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
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Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
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The Detroit Project (Dominique Morisseau)
The Detroit Project (Dominique Morisseau)
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My Broken Language (Quiara Alegría Hudes)
My Broken Language (Quiara Alegría Hudes)
8
Death of Innocence (Mamie Till-Mobley)
Death of Innocence (Mamie Till-Mobley)
9
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
10
This Time for Me (Alexandra Billings)
This Time for Me (Alexandra Billings)
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
12
Unprotected (Billy Porter)
Unprotected (Billy Porter)
13
Romantic Outlaws (Charlotte Gordon)
Romantic Outlaws (Charlotte Gordon)
14
Chita (Chita Rivera)
Chita (Chita Rivera)
15
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
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Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
17
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
18
At the Heart of the White Rose: The Letters and Diaries of Hans and Sophie Scholl (Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl, and Inge Jens)
At the Heart of the White Rose: The Letters and Diaries of Hans and Sophie Scholl (Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl, and Inge Jens)
19
The Story of My Life (Helen Keller)
The Story of My Life (Helen Keller)
20
Putting It Together (James Lapine)
Putting It Together (James Lapine)
21
Kimberly Akimbo (David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori)
Kimberly Akimbo (David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori)
22
Victoria the Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire (Julia Baird)
Victoria the Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire (Julia Baird)
23
Joan of Arc: A Life Transfigured (Kathryn Harrison)
Joan of Arc: A Life Transfigured (Kathryn Harrison)
24
In the Heights: Finding Home (Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegria Hudes)
In the Heights: Finding Home (Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegria Hudes)
25
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
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The Good Neighbor: The Life and Works of Fred Rogers (Maxwell King)
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Works of Fred Rogers (Maxwell King)
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Curtains?: The Future of the Arts in America (Michael M. Kaiser)
Curtains?: The Future of the Arts in America (Michael M. Kaiser)
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The Girl on the Balcony (Olivia Hussey)
The Girl on the Balcony (Olivia Hussey)
29
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
30
Smile: The Story of a Face (Sarah Ruhl)
Smile: The Story of a Face (Sarah Ruhl)
31
Richard III (William Shakespeare)
Richard III (William Shakespeare)
32
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
33
Jailed for Freedom: American Women Win the Vote (Doris Stevens)
Jailed for Freedom: American Women Win the Vote (Doris Stevens)
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The House in the Cerulean Sea (T.J. Klune)
The House in the Cerulean Sea (T.J. Klune)
35
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
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People, Places & Things (Duncan MacMillan)
People, Places & Things (Duncan MacMillan)
38
How to Write About Theatre (Mark Fisher)
How to Write About Theatre (Mark Fisher)
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Villette (Charlotte Brontë)
Villette (Charlotte Brontë)
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Death Comes to Pemberley (P.D. James)
Death Comes to Pemberley (P.D. James)
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