Dottir: My Journey to Becoming a Two-Time CrossFit Games Champion, by Katrin Davidsdottir
Katrin Davidsdottir’s memoir about her pursuit of CrossFit excellence is an inspiration.
Read MoreRecursion, by Blake Crouch
You will either find this one fascinating, or toss it in frustration. It is worth your patience.
Read MoreDaisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Creative novel about the lifestyle, performance and creative magic that is rock music. Not to be missed.
Read MoreStay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered, by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
The ladies of My Favorite Murder podcast share their hard-won lessons learned, so you can avoid getting murdered, and other bad outcomes.
Read MoreKid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos, by Lucy Knisley
Clever, funny depiction of those special, awkward nine months, and the miracle of life.
Read MoreMaybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed, by Lori Gottlieb
A sneak peak into the world of relational psychotherapy. Good to remove some of the stigma, even if this is a somewhat lightweight representation.
Read MoreGolden State, by Ben H. Winters
More people need to discover what a great writer Ben Winters is! Excellent dystopian novel, when society becomes unmoored from the truth.
Read MoreOlive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout
Strout is a master of character study, in this collection of stories about the depressed, cranky Olive Kitteridge.
Read MoreAn American Marriage, by Tayari Jones
An American story of tragedy, for a promising black couple. Well written, recommended.
Read MoreThe Wife, by Meg Wolitzer
Concessions made step by step can lead to a miserable life of self-deception— or is there time for redemption? Wolitzer’s narrator is a pitch-perfect storyteller.
Read MoreAmerican War, by Omar El Akkad
Excellent dystopic novel of a future American civil war and pandemic. More relevant every day.
Read MoreEducated, by Tara Westover
A must-read memoir of familial mental illness and poverty, and the power of education to rescue and lift up.
Read MoreBecoming, by Michelle Obama
Set aside politics, read and enjoy this memoir of our first black family in the White House, and the First Lady’s back story.
Read MoreI'll Be Gone in the Dark, by Michelle McNamara
This one is worth the sleep you will undoubtedly lose! McNamara’s determined search is a story worth reading.
Read MoreYellowstone Hellfire, by Bobby Akart
Straight-up genre action, adventure, apocalypse— what if the Yellowstone caldera comes to life and blows!
Read MoreLock In, by John Scalzi
Great book discussion choice— sci fi murder mystery, asking questions about the rights and morality of implants in human brains.
Read MoreSmall Fry, by Lisa Brennan-Jobs
Good companion read for Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs. How was Jobs as a father?
Read MoreProzac Nation, by Elizabeth Wurtzel
Gritty, popular memoir of a young woman’s struggle with depression.
Read MorePaper Lion, by George Plimpton
George Plimpton became well known for his “participatory journalism.” Here is his classic, describing his experience as an NFL quarterback.
Read MoreThe President Is Missing, by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
Patterson and Clinton deliver an exciting, propulsive suspense novel, with the threat of Internet sabotage on a global scale, and a hunky version of presidential protagonist to save the day.
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