32 books. 11,014 pages. Here’s an overview by genre, and then I’ll give you a list of my 5 star reads. In no particular order…
Fiction
Comfort & Joy – Kristin Hannah
Royal Holiday – Jasmine Guillory
In a Holidaze – Christina Lauren
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
People We Meet on Vacation – Emily Henry
Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince – J.K. Rowling
Normal People – Sally Rooney
Writers & Lovers – Lily King
One Last Stop – Casey McQuiston
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix – J.K. Rowling
This Time Next Year – Sophie Cousens
Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Owens
I Was Told It Would Get Easier – Abbi Waxman
In Five Years – Rebecca Serle
Non-Fiction
I’d Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life – Anne Bogel
Why We Swim – Bonnie Tsui
Not All Diamonds and Rose: The Real Housewives Spilling Tea, Throwing Shade and Sharing Secrets – Dave Quinn
Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You – Jason Reynolds
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action and Do the Work – Tiffany Jewell
How to Be an Antiracist – Ibram X. Kendi
Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That’s Transforming Education – Ken Robinson
The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives – Brian Moylan
The Unlikely Thru-Hiker: An Appalachian Trail Journey – Derick Lugo
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World – Adam Grant
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed – Lori Gottlieb
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption – Bryan Stevenson
Is This Anything? – Jerry Seinfeld
Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen – Dan Heath
Educated – Tara Westover
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Building a Story Brand – Donald Miller
The Crown: The Official Companion, Volume 1 – Robert Lacey
5 Star Reads of 2021:
Why We Swim – Bonnie Tsui
In a Holidaze – Chrisitna Lauren
Not All Diamonds and Rose: The Real Housewives Spilling Tea, Throwing Shade and Sharing Secrets – Dave Quinn
Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You – Jason Reynolds
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – J.K. Rowling
Writers & Lovers – Lily King
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed – Lori Gottlieb
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption – Bryan Stevenson
Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Owens
Educated – Tara Westover
Building a Story Brand – Donald Miller
I’m starting 2022 strong – I’ve already finished my first two books of the year. First was The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. This is a book that so many people said to me, “I can’t believe you haven’t read it!” A memoir that follows the childhood of the author growing up poor, traveling around the country to the next place their family believes they can put down roots, all with the aim of building their Glass Castle. Then I read The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle. This book was recommended during a presentation by a superintendent of another district as one of the resources she used to guide her school board through some team building exercises. Hoping to implement some of the ideas with my own team! Up next is Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Reid seems to be one of the hot authors lately turning out a new release every year or so. This will be the first book of hers that I have read but Malibu Rising is also in my ‘near future’ pile of books.
