Books Read in 2023

1. Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age by Katherine May (2023)

2. Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals by Alexis Pauline (2020)

3. Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm by Kazu Haga (2020)

4. Forgiveness: Freed to Love by Christine Betz Hall (2023)

5. Learning Humility: A Year of Searching for a Vanishing Virtue by Richard Foster (2022)

6. Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season 2022-23 by the Irish Jesuits (2022)

7.  Sacred Space for Lent 2023 by the Irish Jesuits (2022)

8. Sacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World by Karen Armstrong (2022)

9. 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad (2016)

10.  The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff (1982)

11. The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave (2021)

12. Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (2019)

13. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (2014)

14. Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan (2022)

15. Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor (2014)

16. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (2022)

17. Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan (2022)

18. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (2022)

19. Welcome to Braggsville by T. Geronimo Johnson (2015)

20. Dancing in the Darkness: Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times by Otis Moss III

21. Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne (2022)

22. Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle (2022)

23. You or Someone You Love: Reflections from an Abortion Doula by Hannah Matthews (2023)

24. The Unbreakable Child by Kim Michele Richardson (2009)

25. Mysticism and the Experience of Love by Howard Thurman (1961)

26. Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan (2018)

27. Look Closer by David Ellis (2022)

28. Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (2023)

29. Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier (2018)

30. The Davenports by Krystal Marquis (2023)

31. Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness by Pooja Lakshmin (2023)

32. All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks (1999)

33. Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer (2023)

34. A Quaker Ecology: Meditations on the Future of Friends by Cherice Bock (2023)

35. On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World by Danya Ruttenberg (2022)

36. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (2023)

37. Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher (2023)

38. Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon (2020)

39. Radical Hospitality by Lloyd Lee Wilson (2018)

40. The Mystery Guest: A Maid Novel by Nita Prose (2018)

41. Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward (2023)

42. Living Fellowship Needs Fresh Forms by Daphne Clement (2022)

43. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto (2023)

44. Winter Solstice: An Essay by Nina Maclaughlin (2023)

45. We Are the Light by Matthew Quick (2022)

46. Incantations for Rest: Poems, Meditations & Other Magic by Atena O. Danner (2022)

47. Above Ground: Poems by Clint Smith (2023)

48. Catching the Light by Joy Harjo (2022)

49.  Slayers by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden (2023)

50. Book of (More) Delights: Essays by Ross Gay (2023)

51. Running by Lindsey Freeman (2023)

52. Come Hell or High Water: A Handbook on Collective Process Gone Awry by Delfina Vannucci and Richard Singer (2010)

53. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (2022)

54. Playlist for the Apocalypse: Poems by Rita Dove (2021)

Books Read in 2022

1. Turn this World Inside Out: The Emergence of Nurturance Culture by Naava Smolash (2019)  

2. How to Love the World: Poems of Gratitude and Hope edited by James Crews (2021) 

3. Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You by Lin-Manuel Miranda (2018)

4. White Ivy  by Susie Yang (2021)

5. We Are Called to Be a Movement by William Barber II (2020)

6. Deaf  Republic by Ilya Kaminsky (2019)

7. Mrs. Wiggins by Mary Monroe (2021)

8. All Systems Red by Martha Wells (2017)

9. The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life by Benjamin Zander and Rosamund Stone Zander (2000)

10. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (2021)

11. Full Out: Lessons in Life and Leadership from America's Favorite Coach by Monica Aldama (2022)

12. Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult (2021) 

13. Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult (2016) 

14. Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Healing Kindness by Jacqui Lewis (2021)

15. In the Woods by Tana French (2007)

16. Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman (2021)

17. Help Us Begin: HUB Strategies and Mindsets for Meaningful Conversations with Kids, Especially When You Are Challenged by the Topic by Jen Cort (2021)

18. Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo (2021)

19. Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto (2021)

20. Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q Sutanto (2022)

21. Book Lovers by Emily Henry (2022)

22. Beach Read by Emily Henry (2020)

23. A Special Place for Women by Laura Hankin (2021)

24. By the Book by Jasmine Guillory (2022)

25. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (2017)

26. You Got Anything Stronger? by Gabrielle Union (2021)

27. On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed (2021)

28. Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy by Zucchino (2020)

29. The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee (2021)

30. Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home by Anne Helen Peterson and Charlie Warzel (2021)

31. Corrections in Ink by Keri Blakinger (2022)

32. Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds (2022)

33. The Thin Book of Trust: An Essential Primer for Building Trust at Work by Charles Feltman (2008)

34. Hope Leans Forward: Braving Your Way Toward Simplicity, Awakening, and Peace by Valerie Brown (2022)

35. The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers (2021)

36. Killers of Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann (2017)

37. Save It for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest by Nate Powell (2021)

38. Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzelez (2022)

39. God Is a Black Woman by Christena Cleveland (2022)

40. Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn (2022)

41. Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm by Robin DiAngelo (2021)

42. Inciting Joy by Ross Gay (2022)

43. The Atheist's Guide to Quaker Process: Spirit-Led Decisions for the Secular by Seldon W. Smith (2021)

44. Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey (2022)

45. The Path to Kindness: Poems of Connection and Joy edited by James Crews (2022)

46. I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir by Malaka Gharib (2019)

47. It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir by Malaka Gharib (2022)

48. Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley (2022)

49. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (2022)

50. Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng (2022)

51. Fine: A Comic about Gender by Rhea Ewing (2022)

52. The Maid by Nita Prose (2022)

53. Composing Temple Sunrise: Overcoming Writer's Block at Burning Man by Hassan El-Tayyab (2016)

54. Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation by John Lewis and Kabir Sehgal (2021)

55. Where We Stand: Poems of Black Resilience edited by Melanie Henderson, Enzo Silon Surin, and Truth Thomas (2022)

56. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer (2013)