As the days get longer, there is more time for … well, for anything, right? Sure I love to go running in the park when the weather is nice, but I also like sitting in said park and reading a few (or a lot of) pages of my current read. I try to make time for all the things I enjoy doing.
That being said, 10 books I’m looking forward to reading in the next few weeks are:
Non-Fiction
- Wellth: How I Learned to Build a Life, Not a Résumé
by Jason Wachob
- The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus
by Dalai Lama
- In Other Words
by Jhumpa Lahiri
- Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently
by John Maxwell
- Novel Writing: A Writers’ and Artists’ Companion by Romesh Gunesekera
Fiction:
- Fangirl: A Novel
by Rainbow Rowell
- Eleanor & Park
by Rainbow Rowell
- The Ship of Brides by JoJo Moyes
- Sheltering Rain
by JoJo Moyes
- Windfallen
by JoJo Moyes
You might wonder why I am reading multiple books by these two lady authors. It’s something I’ve done before and I promise there’s a good reason for it – I find an author I admire and read lots of their work trying to figure out their style and look for similarities between their books. Right now, I am doing a study on JoJo Moyes – so far, I’ve read 5 of her popular novels – One Plus One, Me Before You, After You, The Girl You Left Behind and The Last Letter from Your Lover. Look for my “research paper” coming soon.
I did a similar study on Liane Moriarty last year.
Also, last year, I read Landline by Rainbow Rowell but didn’t love it, Since then, I’ve heard repeatedly, that she’s a great novelist so I decided to read a few others of her books to see if I can fall in love with her books too.
What are you reading these days? What’s on your TBR?
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I didn’t love Landline either. I recently read another by Rowell, Attachments, and that one was a little bit better. You’ll have to say what you think about the two of her books on your list and if they are worth giving her a THIRD try!
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Interesting. It’s like we’re on a similar reading plan. I just read Attachments last week too. I liked it – not great but I thought a definite improvement over Landline. I’ll be sure to share what I think about the others too.
Thanks for the comment.
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Landline was, by far, my least favourite Rainbow Rowell book; Eleanor & Park was my fave of the lot. I’m always interested in hearing others’ takes.
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Fun, some good ones here for sure! I really want to read more of Rainbow Rowell’s books! 🙂 XO – Alexandra
Simply Alexandra: My Favorite Things
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Yeah, she has a big following – lots of “Fangirls”. I wonder if it’s a coincidence that that’s the name of her book 😀
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Fangirl was a fairly cute read. Eleanor & Park is still sitting on my TBR though. I hope your spring is filled with amazing reads!
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Thanks so much, Jamie. I’ll have to check out your reads too
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Great list. I look forward to some reviews. Have you decided where to start?
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I am making my way through the list purely based on feel. I already finished the first one – review coming tomorrow
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Excellent 🙂
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Nice list….I wish I knew more of them. I only know three.
ENJOY this reading week.
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
My It’s Monday, What Are You Reading
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Interesting! Intrigued by the novels, and by the Dalai Lama’s book… looking forward to hearing your thoughts on them!
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