Bonus Episode: A Year in Reading

Reading is a big part of our creative lives, and we know the same is true of many of our listeners. We're giving you the rundown of our year in reading, including our top picks in a variety of genres, our favorite read-alouds for our kids, and the one book we BOTH couldn't finish! If mini book club is your favorite part of the podcast, this episode is for you!

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Books mentioned in this episode

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Circe by Madeline Miller

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Off the Clock by Laura Vanderkam

How to Be a Happier Parent by KJ Dell’Antonia

Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren

Introverts in the Church by Adam S. McHugh

Essentialism by Greg McKeown

The Road Back to You by Ian Cron and Suzanne Stabile

Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat

Heating & Cooling by Beth Ann Fennelly

Great with Child by Beth Ann Fennelly

Bread & Wine by Shauna Niequist

Operating Instructions by Anne Lamott

Virgil Wander by Leif Enger

Peace Like a River by Leif Enger

The Red Rising trilogy by Pierce Brown

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

One Beautiful Dream by Jennifer Fulwiler

Dinner: A Love Story by Jenny Rosenstrach

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Girls by Emma Cline

The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert

Jane Unlimited by Kristin Cashore

There’s a Monster in Your Book by Tom Fletcher

Don’t Push the Button! by Bill Cotter

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don Wood

She Has Her Mother’s Laugh by Carl Zimmer

The Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan

The Temperament God Gave Your Child by Lorraine and Art Bennett

Heartland by Sarah Smarsh

The Minimalist Kitchen by Melissa Coleman

Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver

Cozy Minimalist Home by Myquillyn Smith (the Nester)

Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel

Stories by C.S. Lewis

Shadowland by Elizabeth Kostova

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

My Life in France by Julia Child

A Room with a View by E.M. Forster

Where we find book recommendations

Erin Smith on Instagram

Kendra at the Lazy Genius Collective

From the Front Porch podcast

Anne Bogel at Modern Mrs. Darcy and the What Should I Read Next? podcast

Morgan Swank on Instagram

Other links from this episode

Personality and Creativity: Chasing Creative Season 4, Episode 20

Here's where you can find Abbie

Website: http://www.inkwellsandimages.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/abbigailekriebs

Twitter: http://twitter.com/abbigailekriebs

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Facebook: http://facebook.com/inkwellsandimages

Here's where you can find Ashley

Personal blog: http://www.ashleybrookswrites.com

Business website: http://www.brookseditorial.com

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/brookseditorial

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/brookseditorial

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/brookseditorial