Another year, another reading list, but my 2023 reading list promises to be bigger and better than ever.
Why?
Because for the first time, I’m challenging myself to read 200 books this year.
I’ve read at least 100 books a year since 2013, so it’s fair to say I’m an avid reader, but I’ve never read 200 books. In fact, I read 150 books one year and haven’t reached that level since. But who doesn’t love a good challenge?
If you know me, you know that I love giving and receiving book recommendations.
I document all the books I read each year on my annual reading list. This 2023 reading list is where I will track my monthly reading and give each book I read a grade. An “A” book is one that I consider excellent. It’s a game-changer — something I would recommend to anyone. But please don’t ignore books I give “B” grades. These are really great books, but they just aren’t excellent life-changing books. A “C” book is average, but some people may disagree. I wouldn’t even bother with a book that I give a “D” or “F.” There are too many great books out there to waste time with those.
Want to see reviews of my favorite books through the years? Visit my bookstore to view and purchase books I’ve given perfect grades.
I hope you find something on my 2023 reading list to read and love. And please send your recommendations. I’m going to need them!
As always, happy reading!
September
2. The Content Fuel Framework: How to Generate Unlimited Story Ideas
August (17 books read)
1. Her Last Breath – D
2. Those Empty Eyes – B
3. Everyone Here is Lying – D
4. The Marriage – B
5. The Missing Sister – D
6. The Couple in the Cabin – C
7. The Surgeon – A
8. The Power of Regret – B
9. Hidden Pictures – A
10. No Ego – A
11. The Nineties – C
12. Overkill – B
13. Congratulations, the Best is Over – D
14. Never Saw Me Coming – D
15. The Family Game – B
16. How to Work Without Losing Your Mind – B
17. A Welcome Reunion – B
July (15 books read)
1. The Only One Left – C
2. You Deserve This Sh!t: Get Unstuck, Find Your Path, and Become the Best Version of Yourself – D
3. The Soulmate – C
4. The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work – B
5. Love It or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work – D
6. All That Is Mine I Carry with Me – B
7. Gone Again – B
8. The Quiet Tenant – D
9. Daisy Jones & The Six – A
10. One Step Behind – D
11. One of Us is Dead – B
12. Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides – D
13. Into the Darkness – D
14. The Echo Man – B
15. Until I Met Her – B
June (14 books read)
1. The Personal Assistant – B
2. Riding the Lightning: A Year in the Life of a New York City Paramedic – D
3. Brother – D
4. The Housemaid’s Secret – B
5. When a Killer Calls – C
6. Out of the Ashes – C
7. Trust and Inspire: How Truly Great Leaders Unleash Greatness in Others – A
8. The Senator’s Wife – B
9. Uncultured: A Memoir – A
10. The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime that Changed Their Lives – C
11. The First Death – B
12. I Will Find You – A
13. Yellowface – A
14. Every Last Secret – C
May (16 books read)
1. Ward D – C
2. Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murder – B
3. The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work – D
4. Happy Place – A
5. All the Dangerous Things – A
6. Mind Your Mindset: The Science That Shows Success Starts with Your Thinking – D
7. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo – A
8. What Lies in the Woods – A
9. Appetite for Innocence – C
10. The Dark Room – D
11. Don’t Let Her Stay – B
12. The Moonlight Child – C
13. The Family Cabin – B
14. Lovely Girls – B
15. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes Are High – A
16. Brain Damage – B
April (16 books read)
1. Blackout – B
2. The Girl Who Was Taken – B
3. Get Different: Marketing that Can’t Be Ignored – C
4. Glow in the F*cking Dark – C
6. My Husband’s Fiancee – C
7. The Mountain is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage into Self-Mastery – A
9. The Man Burned By Winter – B
10. Small Acts of Leadership: 12 Intentional Behaviors That Lead to Big Impact – D
11. Radical Love: Learning to Accept Yourself and Others – C
12. The Girl Before Me – C
13. White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better – A
14. Just the Nicest Couple – A
15. STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World – B
16. The Girl Who Was Taken – B
March (10 books read)
1. Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilence Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness – D
2. Don’t Go Down There – C
3. Lonely Hearts – B
4. I Have Some Questions for You – D
5. Where I Left Her – B
6. Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships – C
7. Zig-Zag Boy: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood – D
8. Someone Else’s Shoes – A
9. We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America – C
10. Love, Pamela – C
February (17 books read)
1. After I Do – B
2. Lessons in Chemistry – A
3. Imposter – B
4. I Know Where You Live – A
5. Come With Me – D
6. Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day – D
7. How to Sell a Haunted House – F
9. The Gift – C
10. Want to Know a Secret? – B
11. A Child Called “It” – B
12. The Girls Who Disappeared – D
13. Stranger in the Woods – F
14. The Wrong One – F
15. The Reunion – C
16. Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole – C
17. The Mother-in-Law – C
January (21 books read)
1. The Chalk Man – B
2. Do You Remember – A
3. The Risk – A
4. Sidetracked – A
5. Choose Me – C
6. A Novel Obsession – D
7. Such a Beautiful Family – B
8. All the Lies – A
9. Scarlet Angel – A
10. Paint It All Red – A
11. Five Survive – C
12. Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood – D
13. Five Total Strangers – C
15. Drinking Games – D
16. The Perfection Detox: Tame Your Inner Critic, Live Bravely, and Unleash Your Joy – D
17. The Last to Let Go – C
18. Off the Deep End – B
19. The New Friends – C
20. Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most – B
21. One in Three – C
