Who recommends it
- Susanne GervayInterview
I have read a lot of uninspiring books. Finding the best book is hard, because there are so many competitors that are not the best. When I found Becoming by Michelle Obama, I settled into her beautiful words and thoughts. It is the best book I have read.
- Karen EberInterview
Becoming by Michelle Obama. I am so impressed at her vulnerability and how she really went there. That book brings you in and gives a better understanding of her life.
- Kim Brown SeelyInterview
So many more: The Overstory by Richard Powers, The Library Book by Susan Orlean, The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey, News of the World by Paulette Jiles, and an exquisite book just published by Fitzcarraldo Editions, Surrender by Joanna Pocock. For nature writing, one of my favorites is a gem, The Quarry Fox by Leslie T…
- Bridgett M. DavisInterview
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones; The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy; The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson; Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez; Inheritance by Dani Shapiro; Fairyland by Alysia Abbott; The Light of The World by Elizabeth Alexander; Becoming by Michelle Obama; Born…
- Tina SeeligInterview
I’ve listened to a number of really terrific books over the last six months, including Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb, An American Marriage by Tayari Jones, Educated by Tara Westover, Becoming by Michelle Obama, Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss, Shoe Dog by Phil Knight, and Winners Take All…
- Mo WelchInterview
A friend gave me the entire SAGA series by Brian K. Vaughan, so I’m excited to dive into that. I’ve just started reading Becoming by Michelle Obama as well. I like to read five things at once.
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