First, a personal announcement — the paperback of Better Than Before hits the shelves on December 15. Always a very exciting time for a writer.
If there’s a person in your life who is trying to change a habit, this could be a good holiday gift! (Couldn’t resist the plug.)
Okay, enough self-promotion. Now, for the recommendations. Because nothing boosts happiness more than a great book, each month, I suggest:
· one outstanding book about happiness or habits
· one outstanding work of children’s or young-adult literature–I have a crazy passion for kidlit
· one eccentric pick–a widely admired and excellent book that I love, yes, but one that may not appeal to everyone
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A book about happiness, good habits, or human nature:
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
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An outstanding children’s book:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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An eccentric pick:
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Buy from IndieBound; BN.com; Amazon.
Some readers have said that they wished that I’d describe and make the case for my book choices, instead of just providing links. I’ve noticed that many times, when someone describes a book to me, I want to read it less. And often, weirdly, the better a book is, the worse it sounds.
Nevertheless, because so many readers have requested it, I’ve decided to give a bit more context for these choices in the book-club newsletter. So if you’d like to know more about why I made these selections, check there. To get that free monthly book-club newsletter, and to make sure you don’ t miss any recommendations, sign up here.
In any event, I assure you that, for all the books I choose, I love them; I’ve read them at least twice if not many times; and they’re widely admired.
If you read last month’s recommendations…what did you think?