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This morning I wrap up all the books I read in August.
Links mentioned:
A Gentleman in Moscow review (blog post)
Books mentioned:
Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
The Skull by Jon Klassen
I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
This morning I talk about all the books I want to read this fall.
Links mentioned:
2025 Goals (episode)
Books mentioned:
The Stand by Stephen King
Boy's Life by Robert McCammon
The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
This morning I break down why I love biographies and what makes a good one.
Books mentioned:
All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Being Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen Vaughn
The Watchmaker's Daughter by Larry Loftis
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas
Victoria the Queen by Julia Baird
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie
The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings by Philip and Carol Zaleski
Becoming Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen Vaughn
This morning I share some recommendations based on the song August by Taylor Swift.
Books mentioned:
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor
A Room with a View by E.M. Forrester
Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Atonement by Ian McEwan
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