It can be hard to find things to be thankful for during a global pandemic, but the books I was able to read this year along with staying connected with some of my favorite people through virtual book clubs tops my list. I had a few people ask me for my book recommendations, so here’s my list from my 2020 books, except for the first two. I just finished those but had to include them.
Fiction
- In the Woods by Tana French
- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
- In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
- A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
- My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (The readers do an amazing job, so I recommend it as an audiobook.)
- If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
- Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
- Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (The readers do an amazing job, so another book I recommend on audiobook.)
- The Last Flight by Julie Clark
- The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
- The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
- A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight
- 1) Before You, 2) After You, and 3) Still Me by Jojo Moyes
- The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
- American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Nonfiction
- Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
- Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris (This book has to be an audiobook. Harris reads it, which makes it so much better.)
- Swearing Is Good for You by Emma Byrne
- Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (This book has to be an audiobook. Noah reads it, which makes it so much better.)
- Educated by Tara Westover
Young Adult
- Sadie by Courtney Summers
- 1) Dear Martin and 2) Dear Justyce by Nic Stone
- The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
- The Last Confession of Autumn Casterly by Meredith Tate
- A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
- 1) Scythe, 2) Thunderhead, and 3) The Toll by Neal Shusterman (The reader does an amazing job, so I recommend all three on audiobook.)
Self Help
- Untamed by Glennon Doyle
- I Thought It Was Just Me by Brene Brown
- The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins
Let me know if you pick up a book on my recommendation. Happy reading!
Pauline
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