2017 Books
"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body"
- WANT TO READ
- CURRENTLY READING
- READ
- When breath becomes air by Kalanithi, Paul
- My name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
- The bell jar by Sylvia Plath****
- The sun is also a star by Nicola Yoon
- This is the story of a happy marriage by Ann Patchett
- Two by two by Nicholas Sparks
- Chasing Shadows by Nikki Stanfinski
- A dogs purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
- The survivor's guide to family happiness by Maddie Dawson - Favorite book of January
- The bookshop on the corner by Jenny Colgan
- Finding Heather by Alison Ragsdale
- The sound of gravel by Ruth Wariner
- You are a badass by Jen Sincero
- The Kitchen house by Kathleen Grissom - favorite of February
- My grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry by Fredrik Backman ****
- Britt-Marie was here by Fredrik Backman
- This is how it always is by Laurie Frankel
- Born a crime by Trevor Noah
- The women in the castle by Jessica Shattuck
- Annonymous by Christine Benedict (local author)
- The hopefulls by Jennifer Close - Best books for 2016
- Hungry Heart by Jennifer Weiner - Best of 2016 - rarely do I not finish but had to walk away from this one
- Today will be different by Maria Semple - Best books for 2016
- Find the good by Heather Lende
- The book of Joy by the Dalai Lama
- Savor by Shauna Niequest (365 devotional)
- The art of memoir by Mary Karr
- Pachinko by Min Jin Lee***
- Lilac girls by Martha Hall Kelly ****- Favorite of March
- The things we keep
- Chasing slow by Erin Loechner
- Smoke gets in your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty
- Bear Town by Fredrik Backman
- I can't make this up by Kevin Hart **** hilarious/some vulgar parts
- The tea girl of Hummingbird lane by Lisa See ***** a favorite of July
- The bright hour by Nina Riggs
- Skippy dies by Paul Murray
- Nine women, one dress
- Before we were yours by Lisa Wingate ****a favorite of September
- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah **** Amazing story
- The wellness project by Phoebe Lapine
- The handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood ****
- The secret life of book club by Heather Woodhaven
- The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
- Capital Gaines by Chip Gaines
- Little fires everywhere by Celeste Ng ***
- Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman ****
- The hate u give by Angie Thomas
- Goodbye things by Fumio Sasaki
- The hearts invisible furies by John Boyne
- The readers of Broken Wheel recommend by Katrina Bivald