Around the Year in 52 Books (2024) - hosted by amber47

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The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction by Meghan Cox Gurdon

The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction

Meghan Cox Gurdon

304 pages • digital • 2019

nonfiction psychology informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story by Jewel

Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story

Jewel

387 pages • hardcover • 2015

nonfiction memoir inspiring reflective slow-paced
Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime Sarajevo by Zlata Filipović, Christina Pribićević-Zorić, Janine di Giovanni

Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime Sarajevo

Zlata Filipović, Christina Pribićević-Zorić, Janine di Giovanni

5 hours, 24 minutes • audio • 1993

nonfiction autobiography childrens dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay

The Book of Delights: Essays

Ross Gay

288 pages • hardcover • 2019

nonfiction essays memoir emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Strong Female Character by Fern Brady

Strong Female Character

Fern Brady

288 pages • hardcover • 2023

nonfiction memoir psychology emotional funny informative medium-paced
Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz

Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine

Mike Michalowicz

9 hours • audio • 2014

nonfiction business informative inspiring medium-paced
The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance by Mensun Bound

The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance

Mensun Bound

405 pages • digital • 2022 user-added

nonfiction history science travel adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki by Mamoru Hosoda

Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki

Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki #1-3

Mamoru Hosoda

528 pages • hardcover • 2012

fiction fantasy manga emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Tales from the Folly by Ben Aaronovitch

Tales from the Folly

Rivers of London #0.5;0.6;1.1;1.2;1.4;3.5;5.1;5.8;5.9;6.5;6.9;7.7;9.1

Ben Aaronovitch

237 pages • digital • 2020

fiction crime fantasy short stories adventurous lighthearted mysterious slow-paced
Crumbs by Danie Stirling

Crumbs

Danie Stirling

378 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced