Right now, I am sitting on a couch, drinking mulled cider, watching Harry Potter, and poking my little brother to annoy him. I love being home for the holidays. Here are some books that talk about all the ways we can be home.
At Home: A Short History of Private Life
Bill Bryson
Bryson lives in an old Victorian house. Through his inside journeys, he discovers the world that exists in his home. The book encompasses a "history of the world" without ever leaving the house. What Bryson creates is a narrative about the evolution of private life.
Home
Marilynne Robinson
For most, home is not a concept of place but the feeling of people - family in particular. In this book, Robinson delivers a meditative novel about family, secrets, and the passing of generations. Home is immersed in spirituality and familial tradition with a heavy dose of sentimentality.
Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas
John Baxter
One of the most pervasive aspects of home and family is the sharing and eating of food. Sitting down for family meals, even if only for special occasions, is a global activity. In this book, which I adored, Baxter recreates the meal he makes for his French family. Laden with rich memories, decadently descriptive cuisine, and familiar family stories, Immoveable Feast is a gem of a book.
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
Walden is a famous work by a great American author about a different concept of home. Thoreau lived for a time in a small house by a lake in Massachusetts. The author wanted to see what it was like to live away from society. The book collects his thoughts and insights on what it means to be home on one's own.
Home
Alex T. Smith
I'm yoinking this description from the website because it's perfect - "Once there was a house, a house that was a home. A warm and humorously illustrated picture book that proves home is where the heart is of five best friends who go there separate ways. But quickly realize there's no place like home."
Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris
Home is not perfect. Nothing ever is. But home and the family that may come with it, can sometimes be downright aggravating. Sedaris recants some humorous tales of his family's idiosyncrasies that seem to be highlighted around the holidays.
Other Home Titles:
Around My French Table: More Than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours
- Dorie Greenspan
Built from Scratch: How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew the Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion
- Arthur Black and Bernie Marcus
Falling Home
- Karen White
Family: The Ties that Bind... and Gag
- Erma Bombeck
Goodnight Moon
- Margaret Wise Brown
The Home: It's Work and Influence
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The House in the Night
- Susan Marie Swanson
Life Would be Perfect if I Lived in that House
- Meghan Daum
The Nature of Home: A Lexicon of Essays
- Lisa Knopp
Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home
- Henry Cole
No Place Like Home
- Fern Michaels
Through the Children's Gate: A Home in New York
- Adam Gopnik
Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home
- Kim Sunee
Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy
- Frances Mayes
At Home: A Short History of Private LifeBill Bryson
Bryson lives in an old Victorian house. Through his inside journeys, he discovers the world that exists in his home. The book encompasses a "history of the world" without ever leaving the house. What Bryson creates is a narrative about the evolution of private life.
HomeMarilynne Robinson
For most, home is not a concept of place but the feeling of people - family in particular. In this book, Robinson delivers a meditative novel about family, secrets, and the passing of generations. Home is immersed in spirituality and familial tradition with a heavy dose of sentimentality.
Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas
John Baxter
One of the most pervasive aspects of home and family is the sharing and eating of food. Sitting down for family meals, even if only for special occasions, is a global activity. In this book, which I adored, Baxter recreates the meal he makes for his French family. Laden with rich memories, decadently descriptive cuisine, and familiar family stories, Immoveable Feast is a gem of a book.
WaldenHenry David Thoreau
Walden is a famous work by a great American author about a different concept of home. Thoreau lived for a time in a small house by a lake in Massachusetts. The author wanted to see what it was like to live away from society. The book collects his thoughts and insights on what it means to be home on one's own.
HomeAlex T. Smith
I'm yoinking this description from the website because it's perfect - "Once there was a house, a house that was a home. A warm and humorously illustrated picture book that proves home is where the heart is of five best friends who go there separate ways. But quickly realize there's no place like home."
Holidays on IceDavid Sedaris
Home is not perfect. Nothing ever is. But home and the family that may come with it, can sometimes be downright aggravating. Sedaris recants some humorous tales of his family's idiosyncrasies that seem to be highlighted around the holidays.
Other Home Titles:
Around My French Table: More Than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours
- Dorie GreenspanBuilt from Scratch: How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew the Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion
- Arthur Black and Bernie Marcus Falling Home
- Karen WhiteFamily: The Ties that Bind... and Gag
- Erma BombeckGoodnight Moon
- Margaret Wise Brown The Home: It's Work and Influence
- Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe House in the Night
- Susan Marie SwansonLife Would be Perfect if I Lived in that House
- Meghan Daum The Nature of Home: A Lexicon of Essays
- Lisa Knopp Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home
- Henry ColeNo Place Like Home
- Fern Michaels Through the Children's Gate: A Home in New York
- Adam GopnikTrail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home
- Kim Sunee Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy
- Frances Mayes
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