My Life in Books

If books have played a meaningful role in your life, you might have a list like this too. For me, it started with Judy Blume. But my love of books truly blossomed in seventh grade when I began reading the likes of Harper Lee, Alice Walker and John Steinbeck. And for balance, I devoured a lot of V.C. Andrews.

Since then, I’ve read a lot. In fact, my  home is overflowing with books. But I can’t bear to part with any of them. Still.

A good book can transport you to a different time and place and teach you something new about the world, and most importantly - yourself.

"Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home." ―Anna Quindlen, How Reading Changed My Life

I give you - my life in books…

The Early Years

• The Velveteen Rabbit

• Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret

• Go Ask Alice

• Petals in the Wind

• To Kill a Mockingbird

• East of Eden

• The Color Purple

• The Great Gatsby

My 20s

• Bridget Jones’ Diary

• The Awakening

• The Firm

• Possession

• Bridges of Madison County

• I Know This Much is True

My 30s

• Eat Pray Love

• The Hours

• He’s Just Not That Into You

• God Shaped Hole

• A Moveable Feast

• I Don't Know How She Does It

• A Homemade Life: Stories and recipes from My Kitchen Table

• Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen: How One Girl Risked Her Marriage, Her Job, and Her Sanity to Master the Art of Living      

My 40s

• Wild

• The Power of Now

• A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

• The Help

• Tiny Beautiful Things