2024 Pocket Books Challenge - hosted by acarter

A book that's hopeful about the future
We love climate disaster / dystopia books as much as the next  bear, but let's get a lil hope going!
All books added
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama

The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

Michelle Obama

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir self help hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith

You Could Make This Place Beautiful

Maggie Smith

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
That Summer Feeling by Bridget Morrissey

That Summer Feeling

Bridget Morrissey

324 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism

bell hooks

8 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 1981 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history race challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
The Museum of Ordinary People by Mike Gayle

The Museum of Ordinary People

Mike Gayle

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl

The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

Dave Grohl

10 hours, 35 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir music funny inspiring reflective medium-paced
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

Oliver Burkeman

5 hours, 53 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction self help informative reflective medium-paced
Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross

Ruthless Vows

Letters of Enchantment #2

Rebecca Ross

420 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Strong Female Character by Fern Brady

Strong Female Character

Fern Brady

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional funny informative medium-paced
This Arab Is Queer: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers by Elias Jahshan

This Arab Is Queer: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers

Elias Jahshan

211 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ emotional informative reflective medium-paced