# Autumn reading
# Twelve books
# to read slowly

## Before we start

Evenings feel longer once the weather turns. Here is a list for the season: one or two books a week, no rush.

- Pair each book with a good moment to read it
- Cross it off the table below when you finish
- At the end of the year, see which one you most want to pass on

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## Twelve books, twelve moments

| Book | Author | A good time to read it |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Little Prince | Antoine de Saint-Exupéry | At bedtime, a chapter a night |
| West with the Night | Beryl Markham | When you want to travel but can't |
| Walden | Henry David Thoreau | An afternoon with nothing planned |
| A Room of One's Own | Virginia Woolf | A quiet Sunday morning |
| Six Records of a Floating Life | Shen Fu | An evening with family |
| The Moon and Sixpence | W. Somerset Maugham | When you're thinking about a change |
| Wind, Sand and Stars | Antoine de Saint-Exupéry | On a long train ride |
| Stray Birds | Rabindranath Tagore | While you wait for someone |
| The Old Man and the Sea | Ernest Hemingway | When you need a little courage |
| Snow Country | Yasunari Kawabata | After the first cold rain |
| The Pillow Book | Sei Shōnagon | When the seasons change |
| Pilgrim at Tinker Creek | Annie Dillard | After a walk outside |

## When you finish

Pick your favorite and copy out one sentence. Next time you share something, put it on the first page.