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

#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.

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