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Best Books for Personal Growth, Fiction & Life Inspiration

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A curated mix of my favorite fiction and personal growth books that inspire reflection, resilience, and meaningful change. Whether you’re looking for an uplifting novel, a mindset shift, or your next weekend read, these are books that stay with you l...
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Fiction book recommendations

I enjoy fiction books and will alternate between these and non fiction. 

 
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Reading a Toni Morrison book has been on list for a few years. I'm making my way through Song of Solomon right now!
Song of Solomon|Paperback
 
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This was such a fun read! A well written story about a woman starting over and finding hope in new people and life again
The Wedding People: A Novel|Hardcover
 
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The God of the Woods is one of the best suspense novels I've read in a while! Great character development and twists.
The God of the Woods: A Novel|Paperback

Nonfiction book recommendations

 
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I just finished this book on the life of Joseph Kennedy. It took me way too long to read but I thorughly enjoyed it. It starts right before his birth and goes through his full personal and professional life with details on his kids' lives and his hea...
The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy, (Paperback)
 
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Notes to John is a fascinating idea. I struggle with how ethical it is but it compiles letters Joan Didion wrote to her husband based on her therapy sessions. I'd recommend reading her “The Year of Magical Thinking” and “Blue Nights” before reading t...
Notes to John - by Joan Didion (Hardcover)