Books read & audiobooks listened to this year:

January

• The Hiding Place – Corrie ten Boom with John & Elizabeth Sherrill (again)
• Fool: In Search of Henry VIII’s Closest Man – Peter K. Andersson
• The Mistletoe Promise – Richard Paul Evans (again)
• Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us Out of Anxiety, Stress, & Survival Mode — Into a Life of Connection & Joy – Aundi Kolber
• Becoming Dallas Willard: The Formation of a Philosopher, Teacher, & Christ Follower by Gary W. Moon
• The Path Between thee Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 – David McCullough
• The Last Exchange – Charles Martin
• Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones – James Clear (again)

February

• This Hallelujah Banquet: How the End of What We Were Reveals What We Can Be – Eugene Peterson
• Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship With God – Dallas Willard
• The Mountbattens: Their Lives and Loves – Andrew Lownie
• The Last Love Note – Emma Grey
• Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now: Jaron Lanier
• Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life – Tish Harrison Warren
• The Faking Game – Portia MacIntosh
• The Mystery Guest – Nita Prose
• Eternal Living: Reflections on Dallas Willard’s Teaching on Faith and Formation – Edited by Gary W. Moon
• The Practice of the Presence of God – Brother Lawrence
• Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do as He Did – John Mark Comer
• The Women – Kristin Hannah

March

• Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer – Tyler Staton

April

• The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy – Robert Hardman
• Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection – Charles Duhigg
• Diana: Remembering the Princess – Ken Wharf
• But First, God: An Audio Memoir of Spiritual Discovery – Julie Chen Moonves

May

• Funny Story – Emily Henry
• Do the New You: 6 Mindsets to Become Who You Were Created to Be – Steven Furtick
• Women, Work, and Calling: Step into Your Place in the God’s World – Joanna Meyer
• The Microstress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems–and What to Do about It – Rob Cross & Karen Dillon
• Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor – Andrew Lownie
• Transforming Leadership – James MacGregor Burns
• Love Your Kids Without Losing Yourself: 5 Steps to Banish Guilt and Beat Burnout When You Already Have Too Much to Do – Morgan Cutlip
• How to Plot a Payback – Melissa Ferguson
• Chasing Failure: How Falling Short Sets You Up for Success – Ryan Leak
• White Bird – R.J. Palacio
• Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms – Justin Whitmel Earley

June

• How to Deal with How You Feel: Managing the Emotions That Make Life Unmanageable – James Merritt
• The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War – Erik Larson
• Darling Girls – Sally Hepworth
• The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness – Jonathan Haidt
• I’ll Be There (But I’ll Be Wearing Sweatpants): Finding Unfiltered, Real-Life Friendships in This Crazy, Chaotic World – Amy Weatherly & Jess Johnston
• Don’t Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life – Anne Bogel
• The Best of You: Break Free from Painful Patterns, Mend Your Past, and Discover Your True Self in God – Allison Cook
• Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It – Jennie Allen
• The Rom-Commers – Katherine Center

July

• Tom Lake – Ann Patchett
• The Husbands – Holly Gramazio
• The Midnight Feast – Lucy Foley
• Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things – Adam M. Grant
• An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s – Doris Kearns Goodwin
• Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice – Elle Cosimano
• One Perfect Couple – Ruth Ware

August

• The Paradise Problem – Christina Lauren
• Shelterwood – Lisa Wingate
• 10x is Easier Than 2x: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More By Doing Less – Dan Sullivan & Dr. Benjamin Hardy
• The Power to Change: Mastering the Habits That Matter Most – Craig Groeschel
• Loving Him Well: Practical Advice on Influencing Your Husband – Gary L. Thomas

September

• The Grumble-Free Year: Twelve Months, Eleven Family Members, and One Impossible Goal – Tricia Goyer
• The Real Diana: The Revealing Biography of The Princess of Wales – Lady Colin Campbell
• Mrs. Oswald Chambers: The Woman Behind the World’s Bestselling Devotional – Michelle Ule
• The Rise & Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution – Carl R. Trueman
• R.C. Sproul: A LIfe – Stephen J. Nichols
• Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties – Tom O’Neill
• Desiring God’s Will: Aligning Our Hearts with the Heart of God – David G. Benner
• Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other – Bethany Turner
• Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? – Julie Smith
• The British Booksellers – Kristy Cambron
• The Little Princesses – Marion Crawford
• Indigo Isle – T.I. Lowe
• Counting Miracles – Nicholas Sparks

October

• We Solve Murders – Richard Osman
• Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict Into Connection – Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD & John Gottman, PhD
• Marching Orders for the End of Battle – Corrie ten Boom
• Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms – Justin Whitmel Earley (again)
• Practicing Thankfulness: Cultivating a Grateful Heart in All Circumstances – Sam Crabtree
• Extraordinary Hospitality (For For Ordinary People): Seven Ways to Welcome Like Jesus – Carolyn Lacey
• Dream Small: The Secret Power of the Ordinary Christian Life – Seth Lewis
• Catherine, the Princess of Wales: A Biography of the Future Queen – Robert Jobson
• The Night We Lost Him – Laura Dave

November

• Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show – Bethany Joy Lenz
• Life After Power: Seven Presidents & Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House – Jared Cohen
• Sex & the City of God: A Memoir of Love & Longing – Carolyn Weber
• The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle #1) – Patrick Rothfuss

December

• Summer Romance – Annabel Monaghan
• Booked for the Holidays – Liz Maverick
• Christmas in Bethel – Richard Paul Evans