50 books I couldn’t put down

One of my favourite Thrive Microsteps that I use every day to recharge is to read a few pages from a book that has nothing to do with work. Listed below – in no order whatsoever – are 50 unputdownable page-turners I’ve devoured since July 2022. The only thing these books have in common is that once I started reading them, I was hooked. I’ve also included five books I pre-ordered and can’t wait to read. Nothing makes me happier than book recommendations so if you have a favourite book you think I’d love, please let me know! My email is libby@thriveglobal.com!

Thrilling (but not thrillers):

1. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow – Gabrielle Zevin
2. There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job – Kikuko Tsumura
3. Daisy Jones & the Six – Taylor Jenkins Read
4. All’s Well – Mona Awad
5. Beloved – Toni Morrison
6. Gabriel and Julia – Gregory Beyer (not published yet!)

Thrillers:

1. Beartown – Fredrik Backman
2. The World Cannot Give – Tara Isabella Burton
3. Social Creature – Tara Isabella Burton
4. I Will Find You – Harlan Coben
5. The Chain – Adrian McKinty
6. Luckiest Girl Alive – Jessica Knoll
7. The One – John Marrs
8. The Quarry Girls – Jess Lourey
9. Frankenstein – Mary Shelley
10. Dark Matter – Blake Crouch
11. All the Dangerous Things – Stacy Willingham
12. The Girls Are All So Nice Here – Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
13. A Day Like This – Kelly McNeil
14. The Last Time I Lied – Riley Sager
15. Small Game – Blair Braverman
16. The Writing Retreat – Julia Bartz
17. The Patient – Jasper DeWitt
18. Little Disasters – Sarah Vaughan
19. Watch Me Disappear – Janelle Brown
20. Home Before Dark – Riley Sager
21. Final Girls – Riley Sager
22. Lock Every Door – Riley Sager
23. The Family Across the Street – Nicole Trope
24. Through the Wall – Caroline Corcoran
25. The Locked Door – Frieda McFadden
26. The Housekeeper – Natalie Barelli
27. The Family Remains – Lisa Jewell
28. The It Girl – Ruth Ware
29. The Night She Disappeared – April Henry
30. Little Secrets – Jennifer Hillier
31. What It Seems – Emily Bleeker
32. The Stepchild –  Nicole Trope
33. The House Across the Lake – Riley Sager
34. Aesthetica – Allie Rowbottom
35. Never Lie – Freida McFadden
36. We Were Never Here – Andrea Bartz

Non-Fiction:

1. Breaking Through: Communicating to Open Minds, Move Hearts, and Change the World – Sally Susman
2. Without a Doubt – Surbhi Sarna
3. Massive Change – Bruce Mau
4. The Gifts of Imperfection – Brené Brown
5. About Love – Bell Hooks
6. Bookends – Zibby Owens
7. The Artist’s Way – Julia Cameron
8. Four Thousand Weeks – Oliver Burkeman

Pre-ordered:

1. Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet – Taylor Lorenz
2. The Only One Left – Riley Sager
3. The Pivot Year – Brianna Weist
4. Bright Young Women – Jessica Knoll
5. Zero Days – Ruth Ware