FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2020: COMMUNITY FAVORITES

In last week’s edition of Friday Favorites, after sharing my favorite books of 2020, I invited you, dear members of the Zing Collaborative Community, to do the same.

HERE ARE THE BOOKS YOU’VE SHARED SO FAR, ALONG WITH A FEW OF YOUR BEAUTIFUL NOTES THAT YOU SHARED ALONG THE WAY.

• My Name is Mahtob by Mahtob Mahmoody (Amazon Link; Bookshop Link)

• Conscious Creativity: Look, Connect, Create by Philippa Stanton. “A book to always have within reach.” (Amazon Link; Bookshop Link)

• It’s Not Your Money by Tosha Silver (Amazon Link; Bookshop Link)

• The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks (Amazon Link; Bookshop Link)

• Untamed by Glennon Doyle “I really like it, but felt I might be in an uproar if I read it all at once.” (Amazon Link; Bookshop Link)

• The Fall of Giants by Ken Follett. “This is following 5 families at the beginning of World War I. Very interesting and I am finding it very hard to put down.” (Amazon Link; Bookshop Link)

• Me Before You Trilogy by Jojo Moyes. “My mom and I have read about 7 books by Jojo Moyes this year during quarantine. It has been great to pass them back and forth and discuss the books in our small quarantine circle.” (Amazon Link; Bookshop Link)

• The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes. “It is a lovely fictional story about the packhorse librarians in eastern Kentucky.” (Amazon Link; Bookshop Link)

• Half Baked Harvest Super Simple “Tasty recipes however simple I think is debatable.” (Amazon Link; Bookshop Link)

• On Grief and Grieving “I read a lot of self help books after my mom passed. This one spoke my language and felt like everything I needed to hear and know.” (Amazon Link; Bookshop Link)

• Maybe You Should Talk to Someone “As a lover of self-help type books this perspective was funny, insightful and engaging.” (Amazon Link; Bookshop Link)

• Wintering “Just finished this. It felt timely and like good company at a time that’s so isolating. Beautifully written.” (Amazon Link; Bookshop Link)

• Pet. “Another very timely book and one I can’t stop thinking about.” (Amazon Link; Bookshop Link)

AND, IF YOU’VE BEEN INTO RANDOM ROMANCE NOVELS THIS YEAR, YOU’RE NOT ALONE…

• “An indulgent cliche suspense, drama, romance novel by Sandra Brown”

• “I’ve been reading romance novels from the free library at the local dump in town!!! Did I just admit that?!”

What’s the best thing you’ve read in 2020? If you’d like, drop me a note and let me know; I’ll add your recommendations to the list.

FAVORITE LOCAL BOOKSTORES:

• Indie Bound (find an indie retailer near you)

• Mystery to Me (Madison, WI)

• Room of One's Own (Madison, WI)

• Prairie Lights (Iowa City, IA)

• Boswell Books (Milwaukee, WI)

• Copperfield's Books (Marin, CA)

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Thank you for reading!