Looking for a reading recommendation? These are the titles and authors of the books I read (or listened to) in 2023. 47 books! 6 more than last year! I mostly read women's fiction, Young Adult/Middle Grade fiction and the occasional memoir or business book. I hope you find something on the list that appeals to you! Happy reading!
P.S. You can check out my archived lists from 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 too!
P.P.S. If you see FCF listed after a title, it means that you can listen to the first chapter for free on my YouTube channel! You’re welcome! :)
2023
The 9:09 Project by Mark Parsons - YA Realistic Fiction about grief & photography (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP)
The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP)
Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn me ‘Round by (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP)
The First Rule of Climate Club by Carrie Firestone - MG Environmental/Realistic Fiction (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/1st Ch. Read Aloud)
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun - Adult Dark Comedy/Mystery (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP)
From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/1st Ch. Read Aloud + Author Interview)
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Adult Historical Fiction (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP)
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - YA Mystery (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/1st Ch. Read Aloud)
Life Boat 12 by Susan Hood - MG Historical Fiction/Novel in Verse (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/1st Ch. Read Aloud and Author Interview)
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card - MG/YA Science Fiction (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/1st Ch. Read Aloud)
Ode to a Nobody by Caroline Brooks Dubois - MG Novel in Verse/Realistic Fiction (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/1st Ch. Read Aloud)
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus - Adult Historical Fiction (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP)
Change the Game by Colin Kaepernick - MG/YA Graphic Novel/Memoir (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/1st Ch. Read Aloud)
Pineapple Stree by Jenny Jackson - Adult Contemporary Fiction (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP)
Iveliz Explains it All by Andrea Beatriz Arango - MG Novel in Verse/Realistic Fiction (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/1st Ch. Read Aloud)
A Work in Progress by Jarret Lerner - MG Novel in Verse/Illustrated Novel (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/1st Ch. Read Aloud + Author Interview)
The Maid by Nita Prose - Adult Mystery (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP)
Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt - MG Novel in Verse/Realistic Fiction (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/1st Ch. Read Aloud)
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey - Adult Memoir/Self Improvement (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP)
Big Tree by Brian Selznick - MG Illustrated Novel/Fantasy (AMAZON/1st Ch. Read Aloud)
Greetings from Witness Protection by Jake Burt - MG Realistic Fiction (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/1st Ch. Read Aloud + Author Interview)
The Cartographers by Peng Shepard - Adult Mystery (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP)
Global by Eoin Colfer - MG Environmental Fiction/Graphic Novel (AMAZON/1st Ch. Read Aloud)
A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat MG/YA Graphic Novel Memoir (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/1st Ch. Read Aloud)
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman - Adult Mystery (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP)
The Final Draft by Riley Redgate - YA Realistic Fiction (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP)
The Making of Another Major Motion Picture by Tom Hanks - Adult Fiction (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP)
The Truth About Horses by Christy Cashman - YA Realistic Fiction (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP)
Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas - MG Realstic Fiction Graphic Novel (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP)
The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins - Adult Environmental Fiction (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP)
Nowhere Boy by Katharine Marsh - MG Realistic Fiction/Survial Story - (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/1st Ch. Read Aloud)
Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner- MG Graphic Novel/ Fantasy (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/1st Ch. Read Aloud)
Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens - Adult Western/Romance (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP)
The Cactus League by Emily Nemens - Adult Realistic Fiction (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP)
A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting by Sophie Irwin - YA Historical Romance (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/ 1st Chapter Read Aloud Video)
Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick - MG Realistic Fiction (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/ 1st Chapter Read Aloud Video + Author Interview)
Between Monsters and Marvels by Alisa Wishingrad - MG Magical Realism (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/ 1st Chapter Read Aloud Video + Author Interview)
Finding Baba Yaga by Jane Yolen - YA Novel in Verse/Modernized Folktale (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/ 1st Chapter Read Aloud Video)
Hear Me by Kerry O’Malley Cerra - MG Realistic Fiction (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/ 1st Chapter Read Aloud Video + Author Interview)
An Atlas of Extinct Countries by Gideon Defoe - Adult Micro-History/Non-Fiction (Purchased at Barnes and Noble)
A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus - MG Historical Fiction (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/ 1st Chapter Read Aloud Video + Author Interview)
MexiKid by Pedro Martin - MG Graphic Novel Memoir (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/ 1st Chapter Read Aloud Video)
Rise of the Reader by Nick Hutchinson - Adult Self-Improvement (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP)
Talk Santa to Me by Linda Urban - YA Holiday Rom Com (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/1st Chapter Read Aloud Video)
The Woman in Me by Brittany Spears - Adult Memoir (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP)
The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh - MG Epic Family Story Spanning 4 Generations (AMAZON/BOOKSHOP/ 1st Chapter Read Aloud Video)
Conspiracy 365: January by Gabrielle Lord - YA Thriller (AMAZON, 1st Chapter Friday Read Aloud Video)