Thank you to everyone who helped gather this list.
I read more books in 2024 than any other year of my life, in large part due to having so many good recommendations to pick from. I look forward to having the same success in 2025, and have all of your to thank for it.
I hope this list brings you inspiration, and find good titles to add to your own “To Be Read” pile.
Each title has an Amazon link for easy browsing, but as always, support your local book shop.
Click here if you want to see last year’s list.
And Click Here to read my reviews of what I read this year
Contributor 1:
- Nuclear War, A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen
- The Demon of Unrest, a Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson
Contributor 2:
- Between Two Kingdoms: a Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad
- Tenements, Towers, & Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City by Julia Wertz
- On Masa: Techniques, Recipes and Reflections on a Timeless Staple by Jorge Gaviria
Contributor 3:
- The Christie Affair by Nina De Gramont
- Shōgun (The Asian Saga) by James Clavell
- Demon Copperhead: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Contributor 4:
- Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
- Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell
- The Thursday Murder Club: A Novel by Richard Osman
- Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Contributor 5:
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Contributor 6:
- The Last Days of Night: A Novel by Graham Moore
- Rules of Civility: A Novel by Amor Towles
- The Lincoln Highway: A Novel by Amor Towles
- Table for Two: Fictions by Amor Towles
Contributor 7:
- The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
- Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia by Janet Wallach
- Were You Always an Italian?: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America by Maria Laurino
- Mistress of the Elgin Marbles: A Biography of Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin by Susan Nagel
- The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty
Contributor 8:
- Targeted: Beirut: The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror by Jack Carr
- Conclave: A Novel by Robert Harris
Contributor 9:
- The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eilyahu M. Goldratt
- Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
- The Innovator’s Method: Bringing the Lean Start-up into Your Organization by Nathan Furr, Jeff Dyer
Contributor 10:
- The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution by Walter Isaacson
- Louisiana Longshot: A Miss Fortune Mystery by Jana DeLeon
Contributor 11
- How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships by Leil Lowndes
- Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Grenny, et al.
Scott’s List of Books he would like to read:
- Five Laterals and a Trombone: Cal, Stanford, and the Wildest Finish in College Football History by Tyler Bridges
- Don’t Thank God, Thank The Crash Test Dummies That Came Before You by Frank Allison
- The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore
- Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham
- Stagg’s University: The Rise, Decline, and Fall of Big-Time Football at Chicago (Sport and Society) by Robin Lester
- The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre
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