Black Cake
By Charmaine Wilkerson
A Caribbean novel about a family with secrets—secrets only revealed after the parents have died.
Dale’s Favorite Poetry Books
“Reading poetry is like scouring the map of a great city, so you can explore its hidden gems before returning home.” —Dale Mahfood
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
What a ride! The only thing I regret about reading Their Eyes Were Watching God is that I hadn’t read it sooner.
The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro
If you enjoy subtle, lingering literary pieces, this one's for you.
Four Influential Books
by various authors
These are four of the more influential books that have inspired and informed the writing of my first novel When Trees Fall, Book One of the Wood and Water Saga.
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
This isn’t your typical WWII novel. It’s delightfully poetic!
A Long Petal of the Sea
by Isabel Allende
An epic historical fiction novel spanning the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s to the Chilean coup d’état in the 1970s.
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
by James McBride
This is a must-read for anyone living in a heterogeneous world.
A Gentleman in Moscow
by Amor Towles
Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant! A modern Russian classic!
