Books Lighting YOU Up!
It’s the last Friday of the month, which usually means it’s time to share what I’m reading, but this month I’m doing something a little different!
I’m sharing a list of books created by Power Lines subscribers. Thanks to everyone who replied when I asked, “What’s the best book you’ve read so far in 2024?”
Have you read any of these books? Which ones will you add to your TBR?
Let’s get to the lists!
#1. Great Minds Read Alike (I loved reading these fiction books too!)
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (middle grade)
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnis Garmus
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese
One and Only Ivan by Catherine Applegate (middle grade)
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Yellowface By R. F. Kuang.
#2. You Beat Me To It (Books I’ve been meaning to read.)
The Women by Kristin Hannah
Reclaiming Conversation by Sherry Turkle
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
There There by Tommy Orange
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
#3. New to Me (Adding to my TBR right now!)
Horse by Geraldine Brooks
The Mapmakers Children by Sarah Mc Coy
Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford
Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives by Thomas Frank (nonfiction)
End of the Affair by Graham Greene
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
The Lochlann Feud Series by Robin D. Mahle and Elle Madison
The White Garden by Stephanie Barron
#4. New Genre Alert: Fan Fiction
Like Brothers by Colubrina. This is Harry Potter fan fiction.
#5. Drumroll! Books Mentioned Most Often
The Women by Kristin Hannah
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese.
Let me know in the comments which books you might add to your TBR.
Next month, get ready for Mrs. Tom’s Ultimate Summer Reading Guide. The middle grade book list comes out on June 7th and the adult book list arrives in your inboxes on June 19th.
Ahhhhhh. Summer reading is right around the corner. I can’t wait to turn pages in sweet sunshine—or an air-conditioned room when it gets too hot.
Happy reading.
Summer Family of Writers registration closes today. I have one spot left for a lucky family with 3rd-5th grade children attending Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District. I can’t wait for a great summer of writing.