2019 Reading List

Big news! I read five more books in 2018 than I read in 2017, and three more than my overall goal of one a month. I would say reading made a comeback for me last year! Right now, I have 16 books on my list - let's see if I can squeeze in one extra this year.

I read a lot of really great, empowering, educational, mind-opening books this past year, and I'm excited to see what 2019 has in store. I'm not putting so much stress on myself this year to read books that "matter" - I always want to be learning something and to grow my mind, but I'm really just going to try to read books that sound interesting and engaging to me without the pressure of if my world will be rocked afterward or whether it was a classic. If they turn out to be mostly novels this year, then okay. If not, that's fine too.

Of course, some of the books below are carried over from years prior, but a big goal of mine for 2019 is to not buy more books. Instead, I'm really trying to read what is already on my shelf. If any new books come out that catch my eye, I'll add them to my Amazon wishlist (as there are already so many good ones on there), and I'll see where I'm at in 2020.

As always, this is an active list that I will be updating throughout the year, so make sure to check back periodically! And let me know what books are on your list for the upcoming year. Without further adieu, here is my reading list for 2019!!

Reading List 2019

To Finish Reading

Yes Please by Amy Poehler

The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

To Read

The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

My Life On the Road by Gloria Steinem*

In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan

Dare to Lead by Brené Brown

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Letters to the Church by Francis Chan

Read

Invincible Summer by Alice Adams

In His Image by Jen Wilkin

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Wild at Home by Hilton Carter

She Explores: Stories of Life-Changing Adventures on the Road and in the Wild by Gale Straub

Eat Up! by Ruby Tandoh

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

Girl, Stop Apologizing by Rachel Hollis

Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask by Anton Treuer

The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker

The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth by Christopher Heuertz

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle

* Books I am currently, actively reading.