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Books Read in 2021

01. The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
02. Keep It Moving: Lessons for the Rest of Your Life by Twyla Tharp
03. Wild Words by Nicole Gulotta
04. Why I Wake Early by Mary Oliver
05. The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
06. Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland
07. Year of the Dog by Grace Lin
08. Familiars by Holly Wren Spaulding
09. Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
10. The Kitchen Madonna by Rumer Godden (readaloud)
11. Start Finishing by Charlie Gilkey
12. Make Time by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky
13. Three Simple Lines by Natalie Goldberg
14. Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
15. Wild Mind by Natalie Goldberg
16. Do the Work by Steven Pressfield
17. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (readaloud)
18. The True Secret of Writing by Natalie Goldberg
19. Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol
20. Thunder and Lightning by Natalie Goldberg
21. Ikkyu: Crow With No Mouth translated by Stephen Berg
22. Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin
23. Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
24. A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle (readaloud)
25. Mañanaland by Pam Muñoz Ryan
26. Face by Justine Bateman
27. Fame by Justine Bateman
28. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (readaloud)
29. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia
30. Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake (readaloud)
31. The Threadbare Coat: Selected Poems by Thomas A. Clark
32. Outer Order, Inner Calm by Gretchen Rubin
33. Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson
34. Wild Honey, Tough Salt by Kim Stafford
35. Choose Yourself! By James Altucher
36. The 4-Hour Workweek byTimothy Ferriss
37. Recapture the Rapture by Jamie Wheal
38. The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate
39. Peacemaker by Joseph Bruchac
40. Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
41. Heartwood Hotel by Kalie George and Stephanie Graegin
42. The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye
43. Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr (readaloud)
44. Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins
45. Stealing Fire by Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal
46. Julieta and the Diamond Enigma by Luisana Duarte Armendáriz
47. Make Your Art No Matter What by Beth Pickens
48. The Lola Quartet by Emily St. John Mandel
49. Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel
50. The Singer’s Gun by Emily St. John Mandel
51. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
52. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
53. The Firelings by Carol Kendall (readaloud)
54. Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
55. The Hundred Thousand Places by Thomas A. Clark
56. The Gammage Cup by Carol Kendall (readaloud)
57. The Guest List by Lucy Foley (audiobook)

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