Here is a brief reading list for monastic life. (Will be added to later!)
1.Benedict's Rule: A Translation and Commentary translated by Terrence G. Kardong
2. Life in the Medieval Cloister by Julie Kerr
3. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Saint Gall by Ekkenhard IV (written by an 11th century monk who doesn't let the truth get in the way of a good story, but interesting to see how monks documented their own histories)
4. The Deeds of the Abbots of St Albans edited by James G. Clark.