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Are you struggling to decide what books to read in 2021? Are you struggling to read anything at all?
Since I became a proofreader in 2017, I’ve struggled to read much outside of my work. That’s made me feel a bit disheartened because I’ve always loved to read.
This year I decided to try to create a reading habit to get me back on track and reduce the time I spend on screens. To help me form this habit, I’ve set myself the challenge of reading 52 books in 2021.
We’re 10 weeks in, and I’ve already read 10 books! It’s working!
Below you’ll find a list and a bit of a blurb about all of the books I plan to read in 2021. There’s a mixture of crime, contemporary literature, Irish fiction, business and entrepreneurship, and of course, grammar-related books!
If you’re looking for ideas for what to read in 2021, check out my list below.
Some of the books were published recently, but many were not, so this could be a great opportunity to uncover some books you missed out on in past years.
Table of Contents
Murder Mysteries/Crime/Thrillers/Police Procedurals:
1. In the Woods by Tana French
You might have watched Dublin Murders on TV last year? I didn’t get a chance to see it, but I decided to read the books that the series is based on instead, and I got hooked, so you’ll find all six books on this list!
Rob Ryan is a detective on the Dublin Murder Squad. When a twelve-year-old girl is found murdered in the same woods where two of his childhood friends went missing, he and Detective Cassie Maddox find themselves investigating a case chillingly similar to the previous unsolved mystery. Now, Ryan has the chance to solve both mysteries.
In the Woods is the first book in the series, so start with this one!
2. The Likeness by Tana French
Detective Cassie Maddox transferred out of the Dublin Murder Squad—until an urgent telephone call brings her back to an eerie crime scene.
The victim looks exactly like Cassie and carries ID with the name Alexandra Madison, an alias Cassie once used as an undercover cop. Suddenly, Cassie is back undercover to find out not only who killed this young woman but, more importantly, who she was.
Read The Likeness.
3. Faithful Place by Tana French
In 1985, Frank Mackey was a nineteen-year-old kid with a dream of escaping his family’s cramped flat on Faithful Place and running away to London with his girl, Rosie Daly. But on the night they were supposed to leave, Rosie didn’t show. Frank thought she’d dumped him because of his alcoholic father, nutcase mother, and generally dysfunctional family. He never went home again. Neither did Rosie.
Twenty-two years later, Rosie’s suitcase shows up behind a fireplace in a derelict house on Faithful Place, and Frank, now a detective in the Dublin Undercover squad, is going home whether he likes it or not.
Read Faithful Place.
4. Broken Harbor by Tana French
On one of the half-abandoned “luxuryˮ developments that litter Ireland after the recession, Patrick Spain and his two young children have been murdered. His wife, Jenny, is in intensive care. At first, Detective Mick “Scorcher” Kennedy thinks itʼs going to be an easy solve, but too many small things canʼt be explained: the half-dozen baby monitors pointed at holes smashed in the Spainsʼ walls, the files erased from the familyʼs computer, the story Jenny told her sister about a shadowy intruder…
And this neighborhood—once called Broken Harbor—holds memories for Scorcher and his troubled sister, Dina: childhood memories that Scorcher thought he had tightly under control.
Read Broken Harbor.
5. The Secret Place by Tana French
A year ago, a boy was found murdered at a girlsʼ boarding school, and the case was never solved. Detective Stephen Moran has been waiting for his chance to join Dublin’s Murder Squad when sixteen-year-old Holly Mackey arrives in his office with a photo of the boy with the caption “I KNOW WHO KILLED HIM.” Stephen joins with Detective Antoinette Conway to reopen the case—beneath the watchful eye of Holly’s father, fellow detective Frank Mackey.
With the clues leading back to Holly’s close-knit group of friends, to their rival clique, and to the tangle of relationships that bound them all to the murdered boy, the private underworld of teenage girls turns out to be more mysterious and more dangerous than the detectives imagined.
Read The Secret Place.
6. The Trespasser by Tana French
Being on the Murder Squad is nothing like Detective Antoinette Conway dreamed it would be. Her partner, Stephen Moran, is the only person who seems glad she’s there. The rest of the squad … not so much.
Their new case looks like yet another lovers’ tiff gone bad. Aislinn Murray is found dead in her living room, next to a table set for a romantic dinner. There’s nothing unusual about her—except that Antoinette’s seen her somewhere before.
Other detectives are trying to push Antoinette and Steve into arresting Aislinn’s boyfriend, fast. But there’s a shadowy figure at the end of Antoinetteʼs road. Aislinnʼs friend is hinting that she knew Aislinn was in danger. And everything they find out about Aislinn takes her further from the glossy, passive doll she seemed to be.
Read The Trespasser.
7. Still Waters by Viveca Sten
Another murder series! If I get hooked on this one, I might have to completely rewrite this list of the 52 books I plan to read this year!
Still Waters is the first book in Swedish author Viveca Sten’s Sandhamn Murders series.
On a hot July morning on Sweden’s idyllic vacation island of Sandhamn, a man takes his dog for a walk and finds a body tangled in a fishing net.
Detective Thomas Andreasson identifies the deceased as Krister Berggren, a bachelor from the mainland who has been missing for months. All signs point to an accident—until another brutalized corpse is found at the local bed-and-breakfast. But this time it is Berggren’s cousin, whom Thomas interviewed in Stockholm just days before.
As the island’s residents reel from the news, Thomas turns to his childhood friend, local lawyer Nora Linde. Together, they attempt to unravel the riddles left behind by these two mysterious outsiders.
Read Still Waters.
8. Fortune and Glory by Janet Evanovich
Moving from police detectives to bounty hunters! Fortune and Glory is the twenty-seventh book in Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series. This series is a real family favorite; everyone from my grandparents to my aunts and uncle read it!
When Stephanie’s beloved Grandma Mazur’s new husband died on their wedding night, the only thing he left her was a beat-up old easy chair … and the keys to a life-changing fortune.
But as Stephanie and Grandma Mazur search for Jimmy Rosolli’s treasure, they discover that they’re not the only ones on the hunt. Two dangerous enemies from the past stand in their way—along with a new adversary who’s even more formidable: Gabriela Rose, a dark-eyed beauty from Little Havana with a taste for designer clothes.
If you’ve never read any of the Stephanie Plum series, start with One for the Money!
9. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club.
When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body, the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of their first live case.
As the bodies begin to pile up, can this unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it’s too late?
Read The Thursday Murder Club.
10. The Distant Dead by Lesley Thomson
The Distant Dead is book number eight in Lesley Thomson’s The Detective’s Daughter series. Are you detecting a pattern here? I love a murder mystery series!
Beneath the vast stone arches of Tewkesbury Abbey, a man has been fatally stabbed. He is Roddy March, an investigative journalist who was looking into the murder of police pathologist Dr Aleck Northcote.
Cleaner-turned-detective Stella Darnell moved to Tewkesbury to escape from death, not to court it—but Roddy died in her arms. Now she is determined to hunt down Roddy’s killer, but then she finds another body and connects the murder in Tewkesbury Abbey to a decades-old mystery in wartime London.
If you’ve never read any of the Detective’s Daughter series before, start with the one aptly named The Detective’s Daughter!
11. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
As a mystery lover, I’m embarrassed to admit that I’ve never read any Agatha Christie books! Murder on the Orient Express has been sitting on my kindle for quite a while now, so I think the time has come.
Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Without a shred of doubt, one of his fellow passengers is the murderer.
Isolated by the storm, detective Hercule Poirot must find the killer among a dozen of the dead man’s enemies, before the murderer decides to strike again.
Historical Fiction:
12. Sea of Memories by Fiona Valpy
When Kendra first visits her ailing grandmother, Ella has only one request: that Kendra write her story down, before she forgets…
In 1937, seventeen-year-old Ella’s life changes forever when she is sent to spend the summer on the beautiful Île de Ré and meets the charismatic, creative Christophe. They spend the summer together, exploring the island’s sandy beaches and crystal-clear waters, and, for the first time in her life, Ella feels truly free.
But at the outbreak of war, Ella is forced to return to Scotland, where she volunteers for the war effort alongside the dashing Angus. In this new world, Ella feels herself drifting further and further from who she was on the Île de Ré. Can she ever find her way back? And does she want to?
Read Sea of Memories.
13. The Dressmaker’s Gift by Fiona Valpy
A gripping story of three young women faced with impossible choices. How will history—and their families—judge them?
In Paris in 1940, with the city occupied by the Nazis, three young seamstresses go about their normal lives as best they can. But all three are hiding secrets. War-scarred Mireille is fighting with the Resistance; Claire has been seduced by a German officer; and Vivienne’s involvement is something she can’t reveal to either of them.
Two generations later, Claire’s English granddaughter Harriet arrives in Paris, desperate to find a connection with her past. Living and working in the same building on the Rue Cardinale, she learns the truth about her grandmother—and herself—and unravels a family history that is darker and more painful than she ever imagined.
Read The Dressmaker’s Gift.
14. The Tuscan Contessa by Dinah Jefferies
In 1943, Contessa Sofia de’ Corsi’s peaceful Tuscan villa among the olive groves is upturned by the sudden arrival of German soldiers. Desperate to fight back, she agrees to shelter a wounded British radio engineer in her home, keeping him hidden from her husband Lorenzo and knowing she is putting all of their lives at risk.
When Maxine, an Italian-American working for the resistance, arrives on Sofia’s doorstep, the pair forge an uneasy alliance. Feisty, independent Maxine promised herself never to fall in love. But when she meets a handsome partisan named Marco, she realizes it’s a promise she can’t keep…
Before long, the two women find themselves entangled in a dangerous game with the Nazis. Will they be discovered? And will they both be able to save the ones they love?
Once you’ve read one of Dinah Jefferies books, you’ll want to read them all!
Read The Tuscan Contessa now.
15. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
The Four Winds is a powerful American epic about love and heroism and hope, set during the Great Depression, a time when the country was in crisis and at war with itself, when millions were out of work and even the land seemed to have turned against them.
16. Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner
In the current day, young American scholar Kendra Van Zan interviews Isabel McFarland just when the elderly woman is ready to give up secrets about the war that she has kept for decades … beginning with who she really is.
In the 1940s, as Hitler wages an unprecedented war against London, hundreds of thousands of children are evacuated to foster homes in the countryside. Fifteen-year-old Emmy Downtree and her much younger sister, Julia, find refuge in a charming Cotswold cottage, but Emmy’s burning ambition to return to the city and apprentice with a fashion designer pits her against Julia’s profound need for her sister’s presence. Acting at cross purposes just as the Luftwaffe rains down its terrible destruction, the sisters are cruelly separated, and their lives are transformed forever.
Read Secrets of a Charmed Life.
17. Star of the Sea by Joseph O’Connor
In the winter of 1847, the Star of the Sea sets sail for New York from famine-starved Ireland. Among its passengers are a maid with a devastating secret, the bankrupt Lord Merridith and his wife and children, and a killer stalking the decks, hungry for the vengeance that will bring absolution.
This journey will see many lives end, others begin anew. Passionate loves are tenderly recalled, shirked responsibilities regretted too late, and profound relationships shockingly revealed.
Read Star of the Sea.
Irish Fiction:
18. Holding by Graham Norton
I’m a huge fan of Graham Norton’s books! He’s much more than a funny talk show host; the man can write!
Holding is set in an idyllic Irish village where a bumbling investigator has to sort through decades of gossip and secrets to solve a mysterious crime. When human remains are discovered on an old farm, the village’s dark past begins to unravel. As Sergeant P.J. Collins struggles to solve a genuine case for the first time in his professional life, he unearths a community’s worth of anger, resentments, secrets, and regrets.
Read Graham Norton’s debut novel Holding.
19. Home Stretch by Graham Norton
Another book from Graham Norton.
It is 1987 and a small Irish community is preparing for a wedding. The day before the ceremony a group of young friends, including bride and groom, drive out to the beach. There is an accident. Three survive, but three are killed.
The lives of the families are shattered and the rifts between them are felt throughout the small town. Connor, the driver, is one of the survivors. He leaves the only place he knows for another life, taking his secrets with him. Travelling first to Liverpool, then London, he finally makes a home for himself in New York. The city provides shelter and possibility for the displaced, somewhere Connor can forget his past and forge a new life.
But the secrets, the unspoken longings and regrets that have come to haunt those left behind will not be silenced. And before long, Connor will have to confront his past.
Read Home Stretch.
20. Grown Ups by Marian Keyes
No list of Irish fiction would be complete without a book by Marian Keyes. I’ve already read this one, so it’s just here as a placeholder. If she doesn’t publish a new book this year, an old one will be reread.
Jessie, Cara, and Nell are married to brothers Johnny, Ed and Liam Casey. Three very different women tied to three very different men. Every family occasion is a party—until the day the secrets spill out.
Read Grown Ups.
21. A Thousand Roads Home by Carmel Harrington
Tom, or Dr O’Grady as he used to be called, is homeless. Burdened by grief, he’s only got his loyal dog, Bette Davis, for company and a rucksack containing his whole world.
Then there’s Ruth and her son, DJ, who no longer have a place to call home.
But Ruth believes that you can change the world by helping one person at a time—and Tom needs her help…
Read A Thousand Roads Home.
Contemporary Literature:
22. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
If you weren’t living under a rock last year, you’ve probably already read Where the Crawdads Sing! Apparently more than seven million copies have been sold! It was the first book I read in 2021, and I was very impressed.
For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life—until the unthinkable happens.
Read Where the Crawdads Sing.
23. The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
I’ve been reading Jodi Picoult’s books for over a decade now, and I’m always impressed by how tense and unputdownable they are.
Everything changes in a single moment for Dawn Edelstein. As the plane she’s traveling on crash lands, thoughts flash through her mind. Not thoughts of her husband but thoughts of a man from her past. When the airline offers to transport her wherever she wants to go, she chooses to return to the archaeological site she left years before, reconnect with Wyatt and their unresolved history, and maybe even complete her research on The Book of Two Ways—the first known map of the afterlife.
As the story unfolds, Dawn’s two possible futures unspool side by side, as do the secrets and doubts long buried with them.
Read The Book of Two Ways.
24. Secret Lives by Diane Chamberlain
I’ve also been a longtime fan of Diane Chamberlain for over a decade, but I somehow missed this book from her back catalogue.
Struggling with her marriage and career, Eden Riley returns home to learn more about her late mother, but as she delves into her mother’s past, she discovers some dark truths.
Read Secret Lives.
25. The Switch by Beth O’Leary
A grandmother and granddaughter swap lives! (If this book is good, I’m giving it to my grandma to read as well!)
When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, she escapes to her grandmother Eileen’s house for some long-overdue rest.
Eileen is newly single and about to turn eighty. She’d like a second chance at love, but her tiny Yorkshire village doesn’t offer many eligible gentlemen…
I loved Beth O’Leary’s previous book, The Flatshare, so I have high hopes for The Switch.
26. All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle
Hubert Bird paints the picture of a perfect retirement when on the phone to his daughter in Australia. But he’s lying—he really spends all his time alone. When she says she’s coming to visit, he has to scramble to create the life he painted for her. Along the way, he renews a cherished friendship, is given a second chance at love, and even joins an audacious community scheme. But is he destined to always be one of those lonely people?
Read All the Lonely People.
Regency Romance:
27. The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
Any Bridgerton fans here? The Viscount Who Loved Me is book two in the series. I started to read book one, but the Netflix series is too fresh in my mind, so I’ve decided to skip it for now and move on to book two.
The second book follows Anthony Bridgerton’s love life. He’s chosen the lucky lady, but her sister is standing in the way! Kate is determined to stop her little sister from marrying this rake, but can she stop herself from falling for him?
If you’d prefer to start at the very beginning, check out The Duke and I.
Classics:
28. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Despite having watched all the movie and animated versions of this classic story, I’ve never read the book! *Hangs head in shame.*
The four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy—are all very different, but with their father fighting in the American Civil War and their mother struggling to support their family, they have to rely on each other. Whether they’re putting on a play, forming a secret society, celebrating Christmas, or falling in love, there’s one thing they can’t help wondering: will Father return home safely?
I couldn’t resist purchasing this version with Anna Bond’s beautifully illustrated cover.
Biographies:
29. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
The Diary of a Young Girl is a book everyone should read, and I’m ashamed to admit that I haven’t yet read it.
Anne Frank, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, fled Amsterdam and hid from the Nazis in a secret annex with her family for two years. Her diary captures the hunger, the boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death.
Writing/Editing/Grammar:
30. On Writing by Stephen King
On Writing is part memoir, part book on writing craft. Kings shares stories from his childhood, early career, and near-fatal car accident as well as practical tips for aspiring writers.
31. Editing Fiction at Sentence Level by Louise Harnby
If you’re an aspiring proofreader or editor, you need to read everything Louise Harnby puts out!
Although, at present, I only proofread nonfiction, I’m interested in learning how to edit fiction. Louise’s book will teach you how to self-edit your novel at sentence level so that readers feel compelled to turn the page. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of narrative and dialogue.
Read Editing Fiction at Sentence Level.
32. On Writing Well by William Zinsser
This book is for anyone who wants to learn how to write well. It provides useful tips like building a writing habit, keeping things simple, showing your emotions in your writing, and how to write the perfect beginning and ending.
Read On Writing Well.
33. The Joy of Syntax by June Casagrande
June Casagrande’s other books were a huge help to me when I was first starting out as a proofreader. Somewhere along the way, I missed out on this one.
Casagrande explains syntax in her usual pithy and easy-to-understand manner. From basic parts of speech and sentence structure to usage and grammar pitfalls, this guide provides everything you need to approach grammar with confidence.
Read The Joy of Syntax.
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34. Word Perfect by Susie Dent
If you’re not familiar with the TV show Countdown, you may not be familiar with Susie Dent—an English lexicographer, etymologist, and media personality.
In Word Perfect, you’ll discover a curious coinage or a fascinating etymological fact linked to every day of the year—from the dramatic true story behind stealing someone’s thunder to the original Jack the Lad.
Read Word Perfect.
35. Story Genius by Lisa Cron
This book is for all the writers out there who want to learn how to write a book that people will actually want to read.
Story Genius is a writing guide that reveals how to use cognitive storytelling strategies to build a scene-by-scene blueprint for a riveting story.
36. Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen by Mary Norris
Have you ever seen Mary Norris’s videos on grammar and punctuation issues? You need to go watch them straight away!
In Between You & Me, Norris shares her grammar wisdom built up over years as a copyeditor at the New Yorker.
37. Woe is I by Patricia T O’Connor
Another grammar book! I never get tired of them!
Written by a former editor of the New York Times, Woe is I is now in its fourth edition! Patricia T O’Connor offers down-to-earth explanations of grammar issues that confuse a lot of people. She also explains how the usage of an array of words has evolved, including the use of the singular they/them/their.
Read Woe is I.
Business/Personal Finance/Mindset:
38. The Paper It’s Written On by Karin Cather and Dick Margulis
This is one book newbie proofreaders and editors need to read asap. If you haven’t a clue what should be included in the contract you send out to your clients to sign before you start working on their content, you’ll find examples and explanations in this book, written by a former litigator and an experienced editor and book designer.
Read The Paper It’s Written On.
39. Rich Dad Poor Dad
I’m way behind on my reading of personal finance books, so bear with me if you’ve read this book or some of the others on this list. But if, like me, you haven’t already read them, I’m including some of the most talked about finance and mindset books.
Rich Dad Poor Dad was released over twenty years ago, but it’s still extremely popular today. The book is Robert’s story of growing up with two dads—his real father and the father of his best friend, his rich dad—and the ways in which both men shaped his thoughts about money and investing. This book explodes the myth that you need to earn a high income to be rich and explains the difference between working for money and having your money work for you.
40. Deep Work By Cal Newport
As someone who really struggles to concentrate, I need this book!
Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It’s a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time.
Read Deep Work.
41. Atomic Habits by James Clear
Since I’m trying really hard to build a reading habit right now, this book could be the key to making it happen.
Atomic Habits reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.
42. Profit First by Mike Michalowicz
Does the prospect of running your own business scare you? Afraid you’re never going to be profitable? I hear ya! I had those fears as a new business owner as well—still do sometimes!
You probably know that sales – expenses = profit. Well, successful entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz is turning that formula on its head. Michalowicz shows that by taking profit first and apportioning only what remains for expenses, entrepreneurs will transform their businesses from cash-eating monsters to profitable cash cows.
Read Profit First.
43. Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo
Many of us struggle to get back on the horse after a setback. We just assume that if something didn’t work once, it’s too hard, and we should just give up.
Everything is Figureoutable will retrain your brain to think more creatively and positively in the face of setbacks. If you’re having trouble solving a problem or reaching a dream, the problem isn’t you. It’s that you haven’t yet installed the one belief that changes everything.
44. You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero
I really enjoyed Jen Sincero’s first book, You Are a Badass, so I’m interested to read her second one about money mindset (something I badly need to improve!).
This book will help you overcome the fears and stumbling blocks that have kept financial success beyond your reach. Drawing on her own transformation, Sincero combines hilarious personal essays with bite-size, aha concepts that unlock earning potential and get real results.
Read You Are a Badass at Making Money.
45. The Art of Less Doing by Ari Meisel
Many self-employed people overwork themselves and burn out.
At the peak of his career and success, Ari Meisel nearly killed himself from exhaustion and overwork. Using Meisel’s revolutionary Optimize, Automate, Outsource approach, you will learn how to take almost anything you do and make it work smarter, instead of harder. Modern methods like the 80/20 rule, the 3 Ds, and multi-platform repurposing let you build a high-powered, traditional-style “success factory” that only requires one employee to run.
Read The Art of Less Doing.
46. Indistractable by Nir Eyal
I don’t know about you, but I really struggle to concentrate sometimes. I can’t even watch TV without picking up my phone and checking the news or scrolling Instagram.
In Indistractable, behavioural designer Nir Eyal reveals the hidden psychology that explains why we get so distracted. This is the book that will help you design your time, realise your ambitions, and live the life you really want.
47. The Science, Art and Voodoo of Freelance Pricing and Getting Paid by Jake Poinier
If you’re new to freelancing and you’re not sure how to price your services, this book could be for you. Even if you’re an experienced freelancer, but you still struggle to charge what you’re worth, you may find helpful tips and tricks in this book.
Read The Science, Art, and Voodoo of Freelance Pricing and Getting Paid.
48. The Money is Coming by Sarah Akwisombe
Maybe you think manifestation is a bit woo-woo, but it’s something I’ve become interested in lately as I strive to think more positively in general.
This book will teach you how to reprogramme your brain to work for you, breaking down negative money blocks to replace them with new thought patterns for a positive money mindset.
Read The Money is Coming.
Final Thoughts on 52 Books to Read in 2021
There you have it. These are all the books I plan to read this year. This list may change as I hear about new books or get given books as gifts. What matters most to me is that I cultivate a reading habit and reduce screen time. I hope you found some good ideas on this list. Happy reading!
