I’ve read at least 100 books a year for the past six years, so it’s fair to say I’m an avid reader. As such, I love giving and receiving book recommendations.
This list is where I will track my monthly reading, posting my list for you. I know you also like reading recommendations, so this list should assist you with those.
Let me explain the method to my madness. An “A” book is a book that I consider excellent. It’s a game changer, something I would recommend to anyone. Visit my bookstore to view and purchase books I’ve given perfect grades within the past several years, as well as some of my all-time favorites. But please don’t ignore books I give “B” grades. These are really great books, but they just aren’t excellent, life-changing books.
As always, happy reading!
DECEMBER 2020 (8 books read)
1. The Lazy Genius Way – A
2. Badass Habits – A
3. Bad Memory – A
4. Layla – A
5. Goodnight Beautiful – A
6. The Ruin – D
7. Last Girl Gone – B
8. My Name is Anton – C
NOVEMBER 2020 (15 books read)
1. No-Fail Communication – B
2. Below the Bones – B
3. Anxious People – B
4. The New One Minute Manager – A
5. One by One – A
6. Confessions on the 7:45 – A
7. To Tell You the Truth – A
8. In the Deep – C
9. The Demon Next Door – C
10. Hold Your Breath – B
11. One Little Secret – C
12. Lies She Told – B
13. The Bullet – A
14. The Cases that Haunt Us – C
15. Dark Highway – A
OCTOBER 2020 (13 books read)
1. Rage – A
2. Three Perfect Liars – C
3. Little Disasters – A
4. No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work – B
5. Didn’t See that Coming: Putting Life Back Together When Your World Falls Apart – A
6. After the End – B
7. Welcome to the United States of Anxiety: Observations from a Reforming Neurotic – A
8. I Miss You When I Blink – B
9. The Path Made Clear – C
10. Don’t Make a Sound – C
11. Deadly Waters – C
12. What Unites Us: Reflections of Patriotism – C
13. In Pieces – B
SEPTEMBER 2020 (8 books read)
1. The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life – B
2. Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation – C
3. The Summer House – B
4. Is Rape a Crime? – A
5. The Cuckoo’s Cry – C
6. 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week – D
7. The Perfect Nanny – D
8. The Golden Cage – C
AUGUST 2020 (16 books read)
1. Untamed – C
2. The Secrets She Keeps – B
3. Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls – C
4. The End of Her – A
5. His & Hers – B
6. Fierce, Free and Full of Fire – B
7. Memorial Drive – B
8. Playing Nice – A
9. Grit – A
10. Too Much and Never Enough – B
11. Fearless: Diary of a Badass Reporter – B
12. The Wife Who Knew Too Much – B
13. A Warning – A
14. Verity – A
15. All Marketers are Liars: The Power of Telling Authentic Stories in a Low-Trust World – B
16. Dan Rather: Stories of a Lifetime – A
JULY 2020 (12 books read)
1. A Cold Trail – A
2. How to Be Fine – A
3. The Last Time I Lied – B
4. Nothing Can Hurt You – D
5. The Half Sister – C
6. The One – A
7. The Guest List – A
8. The Girl from Widow Hills – A
9. No Bad Deed – B
10. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder – B
11. Duct Tape Killer – D
12. The Roommate – B
JUNE 2020 (17 books read)
1. That Night – C
2. The Art of Showing Up: How to Be There for Yourself and Your People – B
3. The Nowhere Child – A
4. Take Me Apart – B
5. Little Secrets – B
6. The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires – A
7. Have You Seen Me? – C
8. Cold Turkey: How to Quit Drinking by Not Drinking – D
9. So You Want to Talk About Race – A
10. How to Be an Antiracist – C
11. White Fragility – B
12. The Getaway – B
13. You’re a Miracle (and a Pain in the Ass) – C
14. Safe – C
15. The New Jim Crow – B
16. The Choice – C
17. How We Fight for Our Lives – D
MAY 2020 (12 books read)
1. The Other Mrs. – B
2. The Holdout – A
3. What We Forgot to Bury – D
4. Finding Tess: A Mother’s Search for Answers in a Dopesick America – D
5. You Are Not Alone – A
6. The Lies We Told – A
7. Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life – A
8. In An Instant – A
9. Second Skin – D
10. Shamed – B
11. Outsmarting the Sociopath Next Door: How to Protect Yourself Against a Ruthless Manipulator – C
12. A Good Marriage – A
APRIL 2020 (10 books read)
1. Reputation – B
2. Go Ask Alice – A
3. My Dark Vanessa – A
4. The Return – D
5. In the Name of the Children: An FBI Agent’s Relentless Pursuit of the Nation’s Worst Predators – A
6. Darling Rose Gold – C
7. Valentine – A
8. One Million Followers – C
9. Speak – B
10. Chasing Cupcakes: How One Broke, Fat Girl Transformed Her Life – C
MARCH 2020 (15 books read)
1. Finding the News: Adventures of a Young Reporter – A
2. Sometimes I Lie – A
3. The Flight Attendant – D
4. Such a Fun Age – A
5. The Sun Down Motel – A
6. How to Walk Away – A
7. Marriageology: The Art and Science of Staying Together – B
8. Don’t Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing and Bring More Joy to Your Life – A
9. The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences have Extraordinary Impact – B
10. Tell Me Lies – A
11. Blood Territory: The Death of Jimmy O’Connell – D
12. Bad Feminist – C
13. Get Out of Your Own Way: A Skeptic’s Guide to Growth and Fulfillment – C
14. Open Book – C
15. Gone at Midnight. The Mysterious Death of Elisa Lam – C
FEBRUARY 2020 (11 books read)
1. F*ck No!: How to Stop Saying Yes When You Can’t, You Shouldn’t or You Just Don’t Want To – C
2. In the Waning Light – B
3. The Man in the Monster – C
4. There’s No Crying in Newsrooms – C
5. The Boy in the Photo – A
6. Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope – D
7. I Really Needed This Today: Word to Live By – C
8. Where the Crawdads Sing – A
9. The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy – A
10. The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changed the World – A
JANUARY 2020 (13 books read)
1. Willpower Doesn’t Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success – A
2. I Have the Right To: A High School Survivor’s Story of Sexual Assault, Justice, and Hope – C
3. The Whisper Man – A
4. The Wives – C
5. Broken – D
6. The Apartment – C
7. Dear Edward – A
8. Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis – A
9. One of Us: The Story of a Massacre in Norway—and its Aftermath – C
10. When I Was You – A
11. The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission that Changed Our Understanding of Madness – D
12. Next Girl to Die – C
13. Thief River Falls – A
