Books Zarina Zayas-Ortiz Loves
Growing up, Zarina enjoyed contemporary and historical fiction, as well as books and series about an England where magic is real, from the legend of King Arthur to the Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter. Zarina says, " When it came to consuming as many books as I could, I loved the whole idea of creating worlds."
Hope for the Flowers by Trina Paulus
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (and the rest of The Chronicles of Narnia) by C.S. Lewis
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (actually, the whole series) by J.K. Rowling
As an adult, Zarina still enjoys novels with an element of the fantastic...and nonfiction that encourages thoughtfulness and new perspectives.
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Art of Asking by Terry J. Fadem
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
Check out our interview with Zarina and find out more about her work.
