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2023 had some pretty impressive novels hit the bookstore shelves (and Amazon) and 2023 is no different. We’ve already written about some of the captivating and unputdownable novels to get you excited to read and we have more! Ahead are some of the most anticipated novels of 2023. Some are already out and the…

When was the last time you read a really good book? A book that excited you and that every day you couldn’t wait to race home to continue reading. A book that you picked up whenever you had a free second. Was it a month ago? A year? Never? Well, that’s about to change. Cultivating…

Have you ever sat down to make progress on your current project and promptly wasted the next two hours looking at recipes for vegan mac and cheese (when you’re not even vegan)? Lauren Graham of Gilmore Girls knows that feeling. In her book, Talking as Fast as I Can, she devoted a chapter to the…

Don’t be ashamed; we’ve all been there. We’ve started a book, and left it on the shelf to gather dust for days, weeks, or months on end. We’ve made a reading list, and worked harder on making a list than working through it. Maybe we’ve gotten into the groove of reading, but something distracts us,…

There is an array of female authors turning up the male-dominated literary scene! Even more so, we can relate to these women writers who tell us that everything will be just fine. Our twenties and thirties can be a time of unnerving confusion and frankly, inner turmoil, and there’s no better feeling than knowing you…

THE BETWEEN follows the story of Hilton, a young boy who discovers his grandmother’s cold, dead body lying on the kitchen floor. When he returns with help, she’s alive but something just isn’t the same. The story picks up thirty years in the future—Hilton is married with kids and running a successful rehab center. But…


So Many people loved out last book list (6 books to spring clean your quarter-life crisis) so we decided to update this list (originally published last year) and give you the readers more book options. The Summer months are rapidly approaching (even though the weather might not agree). As you prep for your summer and…


2020 was a year that wasn’t short of troubles, anxieties, and disruption of everyday life. 2021 is already looking up. We hope and plan for a fulfilling year ahead that is characterized by recovery from the previous year, starting new adventures, and rediscovering ourselves. If you’re thinking “what’s the perfect book to rid yourself of…





Chloe Brown has a stable but boring life. Triggered by a near-death experience, she decides to change up her life and spice it up a little. She comes up with a to-do list that contains the following: Move out Enjoy a drunken night out. Ride a motorcycle. Go camping. Have meaningless but thoroughly enjoyable sex.…

This trap—the pursuit of likeability at the expense of authenticity—is to me the biggest and the most all-encompassing pitfall for several reasons. For starters, the conflict between likeability and authenticity can extend well beyond work to every aspect of our lives. Maybe you want to be candid with your friend about the fact that she…


Michelle showed the world how a driven, educated woman could make a difference in our system, and her book is filled with remarkable wisdom from a remarkable life. As a super fan of the Obamas, I was thrilled when Michelle released her memoir “Becoming” last November. I received it as a Christmas gift (one of…

The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has a direct bearing upon the product which we live, and upon the changes which we hope to bring about through those lives. It is within this light that we form those ideas by which we pursue our magic and make it realized. This poetry…

As I am currently mid quarter-life crisis, I have recently been in a phase of a personal renaissance. I have challenged myself to shut off Netflix, listen to new podcasts, and re-discover my passion for reading. Here is a selection of six books I have read in the past few months that I think could…