Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncommon Type: Some Stories | 2017 | Tom Hanks | Buy |
Uncommon Type: Some Stories (2017) is Tom Hanks’s first published book. The collection includes seventeen short stories, each linked by the presence of a typewriter somewhere in the narrative. Hanks, who owns more than a hundred vintage typewriters, uses this connecting thread loosely, and the stories themselves vary widely in subject and tone.
The collection was a New York Times bestseller and introduced readers to a different side of the actor’s creative life. Stories range from a Bulgarian immigrant’s experiences in New York to a trip through the American Southwest, all written in an accessible, character-driven style.