#BookishBest Tag
I am a sucker for a good book-related tag and was inspired to do this one by a recent post from Bernie Lombardi, one of my favorite Bookstagrammers. I did my best to discover who first created this tag so I could give proper credit and link to them, but there are tons of posts and videos and my quest proved fruitless. So, my thanks to whoever it was, and hope you create more of these fun tags.
It’s always a nice time, looking back over the lists of books that I’ve read and reminiscing about some of the best ones, but narrowing them down to just three in each category was tougher than I thought it would be. So, let’s take a quick look at my bookish best.
Books to pick up when you need a good cry:
Merle’s Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog by Ted Kerasote.
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
Books to make you believe in love:
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann
The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali
Books that reveal the complexity of life:
Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford
Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert
Unprotected: A Memoir by Billy Porter
Books that make you laugh:
One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak
Calypso by David Sedaris
Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen
Books that take you to another world:
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
Books that make you giddy (to think/talk about):
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
Books that make you think:
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Books you keep coming back to:
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay
Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami