The Books I Read in 2021
At the top of 2021, my goal was to read 41 books during that year. I got off to a slow start, though. By June 1, I had 17 books checked off as read, which spoke to my general lack of consistency in reading through most of the first half of the year.
By July 1, however, I had 23 books read - which put me back on track. I read a lot of books in June, and they were a fascinating range of topics and genres.
The rest of the year was a sort of reading-based hurry-up-and-wait scenario. I’d read a whole bunch really fast, then there’d be a reading drought; another flurry, another drought. I guess we could say that’s how life gets in the way. Maybe? And choices. For sure.
At any rate, I ingested a varied selection of books in 2021, and greatly enjoyed and/or appreciated almost all of them. You’ll find them listed with their authors below. I put a ❉ next to my favorites.
All Marketers Are Liars: The Power of Telling Authentic Stories
by Seth Godin
This Is Me
by Chrissy Metz
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One
by Dr. Joe Dispenza
Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other ❉
by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish
Tao Te Ching
by Lao Tzu
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
by Greg McKeown
Superfans: The Easy Way to Stand Out, Grow Your Tribe, and Build a Successful Business
by Pat Flynn
Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose
by Tony Hsieh
The Midnight Library ❉
by Matt Haig
The Glamourist (The Vine Witch #2)
by Luanne G. Smith
The Conjurer (The Vine Witch #3)
by Luanne G. Smith
The Book of Two Ways ❉
by Jodi Picoult
How to Stop Time
by Matt Haig
The Automatic Customer: Creating a Subscription Business in Any Industry
by John Warrillow
The Mermaid Chair
by Sue Monk Kidd
Small Great Things ❉
by Jodi Picoult
The Secret Life of an Astral Traveler
by Luna Star Van Atta
The Fortune Teller ❉
by Gwendolyn Womack
Love Warrior ❉
by Glennon Doyle
Naturally Tan
by Tan France
The Once and Future Witches ❉
by Alix E. Harrow
Wolfpack
by Abby Wambach
Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing and Hope
by Karamo Brown
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
by Alix E. Harrow
Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit
by Lyanda Lynn Haupt
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead ❉
by Brené Brown
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
by Brené Brown
The Duke and I: Bridgerton 1
by Julia Quinn
The Viscount Who Loved Me: Bridgerton 2
by Julia Quinn
An Offer from a Gentleman: Bridgerton 3
by Julia Quinn
Romancing Mister Bridgerton: Bridgerton 4
by Julia Quinn
To Sir Phillip, with Love: Bridgerton 5
by Julia Quinn
When He Was Wicked: Bridgerton 6
by Julia Quinn
It’s in His Kiss: Bridgerton 7
by Julia Quinn
On the Way to the Wedding: Bridgerton 8
by Julia Quinn
Analogies, Energies and Celestial Bodies
Shannon Hugman
The Library of Lost and Found
Phaedra Patrick
The Christmas Bookshop
Jenny Colgan
I didn’t reach my goal of reading 41 books, which is why (apparently) my reading goal for 2022 is 50 books. 🤷🏻♀️ It’s an intention. I’ll see how that goes.
Happy new year and happy reading!
