I go through seasons of voracious reading. Then I go through seasons (read: the newborn months) where I only have capacity for audiobooks. But I always keep track of what I love. These are my all-time favorites. My 6 out of 5 star reads. The books I give as gifts over and over. You get the idea.
Writing
… Everybody Writes by Ann Handley
… The 16-Word Sales Letter by Evaldo Albuquerque
… The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
business
… The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
… ReWork by Jason Fried + David Heinemeier
… Switch by Chip + Dan Heath
fiction
… A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
… Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
… The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
… Beach Read by Emily Henry
… The Art Of Fielding by Chad Harbach
… The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
… This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
… Where’d You Go Bernadette? by Maria Semple
non-fiction
… Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
… Under The Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
… Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
… This Is Where You Belong by Melody Warnick
memoirs
… Becoming by Michelle Obama (Get the audiobook!)
… Bossypants by Tina Fey (Get the audiobook!)
… Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb
… The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
… Untamed by Glennon Doyle
… Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson
self help
… Atomic Habits by James Clear
… Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
… Braving The Wilderness by Brene Brown
… Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
… Essentialism by Greg McKeown
… The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F— by Mark Manson
… What Kind Of Woman by Kate Baer (technically a poetry book but damn if it doesn’t read like the best self-help book I’ve ever read)
Oh haaaaai. I have to legally tell you that some of these are affiliate links and I get a lil kickback from Amazon if you buy them. This is more about me giving you my favorite things than it is about me making money. Promise. Love you, mean it.