I previously mentioned I read 117 books in 2014 and I thought some readers might like to know which of those books I’d recommend. I keep a list of all the books I’ve read – I started doing this three years ago (it appeals to the Type A side of me) and I will likely continue to do this for some time. It’s nice to look back and see what I’ve read.

I’ve broken them down into the following categories: fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. There are many versions of fiction – historical fiction (a favorite of mine), science fiction, etc. but for this post I’m keeping it simple with just three categories. Here are my recommendations:

Fiction

~ The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova

~ All Woman and Springtime by Brandon W Jones

~ Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran

~ The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin

~ Defending Jacob by William Landay

~ Blood and Beauty: The Borgias by Sara Dunant

~ Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin

~ Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant

~ Before You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian

Nonfiction

~ Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg

~ Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

~ Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer

~ On Writing by Stephen King

~ Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott

~ The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace by Jeff Hobbs

Poetry

~ Looking for the Gulf Motel by Richard Blanco

~ Late Wife by Claudia Emerson

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What books would you recommend?