I loved No Cure for Being Human.

I’ve read so many fun books in October!

Fall break is fun…especially with library books.

Doris Kearns Goodwin gives a unique spin on leadership and the presidency. Hear more on Paperback Readers.

Laurie Frankel’s One Two Three convicted me of my own flawed sense of justice. I’ll be thinking about this one for a long time.

Lately, I find myself often returning to my old favorite comfort reads.

I love the ways that Wendell Berry makes me think.

Shauna Niequist’s Present Over Perfect consistently helps me re-think my life and how I want to live.

I love reading about food, so Cara Nicoletti’s Voracious is a win. I tried my hand at writing a similar essay on Katherine Center’s Everyone Is Beautiful.

John Green’s new essay collection, The Anthropocene Reviewed, is just as amazing as his fiction.

Summer is a great time to reset old soundtracks, and Jon Acuff’s new books shows us how.

Whether you can travel this summer or you can’t, reading about travel is always fun. Here are five books and authors about travel to get you started.

The novel Good Company has me reflecting on my own marriage.

Joshilyn Jackson’s The Almost Sisters pulls me out of a funk.

Frederick Buecnher’s Peculiar Treasures has me writing about one of my own favorite Biblical heroes.

Katherine Heiny’s Early Morning Riser makes me think about my own small town life.

Bri McKoy’s book Come and Eat helps me learn what hospitality really means.

Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library is an inspiring look at the magic of the lives we live.

Brian Doyle’s One Long River of Song is the most beautiful and moving essay collection I’ve read in a long time.

Ruth Reichl’s Comfort Me with Apples reminds me of what I like about the kitchen.