C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia (especially the book The Horse and His Boy)

 

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

 

Anything by Philip Yancey, Max Lucado, Brennan Manning (especially The Ragamuffin Gospel)

 

William Paul Young, The Shack

 

Ralph Keyes, The Courage to Write & The Writers Book of Hope (a must for anyone thinking about writing. Very encouraging, and insightful!)

 

Anne Lamott, bird by bird (an absolutely hilarious book on writing, and what one will encounter in the process)

 

Noah Lukeman series of books on writing: The First Five Pages, The Plot Thickens, & A Dash of Style