Time for my favorite post of the year—2020 in books! This includes a couple short devotionals and a few middle grade books I read with my 9 year old. I began the year with a sense that I needed to read about joy and humor (The Book of Joy and always, David Sedaris), which was pretty spot-on for this year.

I had the honor of helping 5 different authors launch their books this year (what a year to launch a book!) and also enjoyed several book clubs. Thank you to all of the authors who have shared their work with the world, and a special congratulations to those who released a book during this difficult year!🎉

Grateful to the bibliophiles in my life who never run out of excellent recommendations and inspire me to read more!

The complete list:

Plan B by Anne Lamott

Chasing Vines by Beth Moore

What is the Bible? By Rob Bell

Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

Searching for Sunday by Rachel Held Evans

Nurture Shock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman

Maid by Stephanie Land

The Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Deskond Tutu, and Douglas Abrams 

Calypso by David Sedaris 

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Native by Kaitlin Curtice

The Other Three Sixteens by Malinda Fugate

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

The Magician’s Nephew by C. S. Lewis

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

Beyond Colorblind by Sarah Shin

The Myth of the American Dream by D. L. Mayfield

The Soul of Shame by Curt Thompson

The Whole Brain Child by Tina Payne Bryson and Daniel J Siegel

The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd

Untamed by Glennon Doyle 

The Enneagram for Spiritual Formation by AJ Sherrill

The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

Unsettling Truths by Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

You Are Enough by Jonathan Puddle

Glorious Weakness by Alia Joy

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin 

Prophetic Lament by Soong-Chan Rah

The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor

Dear Sister by Megan Wooding

How to Fight Racism by Jemar Tisby

The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli 

Callings by Gregg Levoy

All Creation Waits by Gayle Boss

The Way Up is Down by Marlena Graves

Preparing for Christmas by Richard Rohr