Daily writing prompt

List three books that have had an impact on you. Why?

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The LIFE Treasury of American Folklore, gaudily illustrated by James Lewicki, published in 1961. First adult book I ever opened. It became an obsession and, from the time I was six, my go-to book whenever I was bored/scared/lonely/sad…

The Wall, by John Hersey. Not high art, but a novel that sparked my interest in diaries, history, and the Holocaust.

Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, a gift from my grandmother when I was eleven. It became almost as well-thumbed as the LIFE book.