Life of Pi
Canadian philosophical novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist is Piscine Molitor “Pi” Patel, an Indian Tamil boy from Pondicherry who explores issues of spirituality and metaphysics from an early age
West with the Night
1942 memoir by Beryl Markham, chronicling her experiences growing up in Kenya in the early 1900s, leading to celebrated careers as a racehorse trainer and bush pilot there
Make Way for Ducklings
Children’s picture book written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey
The Piazza Tales
Collection of six short stories by American writer Herman Melville, published by Dix & Edwards in the United States in May 1856 and in Britain in June
Wolf Hall
2009 historical novel by English author Hilary Mantel, published by Fourth Estate, named after the Seymour family’s seat of Wolfhall, or Wulfhall, in Wiltshire
Moby-Dick
1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville
Oranges
Fruit of various citrus species in the family Rutaceae ; it primarily refers to Citrus sinensis, which is also called sweet orange, to distinguish it from the related Citrus aurantium, referred to as bitter orange
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Debut novel by the American author Carson McCullers; she was 23 at the time of publication