30Seconds Recommended Reading List: Must-Read Books That Belong in Your Tote Bag Books Shopping Guides

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Looking for some books to add to your reading list? The book lovers in the 30Seconds tribe have shared some of their favorites or ones they are currently reading. If you know of a book or two that are must-reads, tell us about them in the comments section so we can add them to this ever-growing list!

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The Path Made Clear by Oprah Winfrey $20

Life of Pi by Yann Martel $20

Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter $17

Becoming by Michelle OBama $24

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn $12

Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom and Abundance on Your Terms by Denise Duffield Thomas $15

Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table With Recipes by Shauna Niequist $11

Text Me When You Get Home by Kayleen Shaefer $19

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng $10

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See $17

When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger $11

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty $16

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover $17

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate $16

The Night Visitors by Carole Goodman $11

Beartown by Fredrick Backman $13

That Book Woman by Heather Henson $10

The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager $10

Prairie Tale: A Memoir by Melissa Gilbert $11

Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis $13

As You Wish by Jude Deveraux $11

Something In the Water by Catherine Steadman $12

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande $10

The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson $11

The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood $12

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn $12

What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon $16

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving $11

Where the Crawdads Sing $17

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell $8

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood $12

Two If By Sea by Jacquelyn Mitchard $12

Glory Over Everything by Kathleen Grissom $8

Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach $13

Less by Andrew Sean Greer $8.99

GirlBoss by Sophia Amoruso $12

The Tattooist of Auschwitz $10

The Beautiful No: And Other Tales of Trial, Transcendence and Transformation by Sheri Salata $12

What Are the Odds? by Mike Lindell $17

Swabbed & Found: An Adopted Man's DNA Journey to Discover His Family Tree by Frank Billingsley $18

Comments (16)

Donna John

I hope you readers out there will share your top summer reads! Terri Jones Sheri B Doyle Ann Marie Gardinier Halstead Renee Herren Joani Plenty Heather Holter Dawn Taylor Kaira Rouda Jessica Acree Francielle Daly Tiffany Zook Meredith Newlin Kim Kusiciel

Renee

This one is a must!

Terri Kendrick

I've heard that's great! Will check it out.

Erin Musto

I need to get this one

Elisa Schmitz

Oh, how I love this! I am always looking for great reading recos, and who better to recommend their faves than our amazing community! Can't wait to read your suggestions, thanks. What do you chicas think? Donna John Meredith Schneider Holly Budde Toni B Andrea Hinckley Jamie-May King Mindy Hudon, M.S., CCC-SLP melinda Tiffany C

Terri Kendrick

I'm currently reading "The Alice Network" because I'm a nut for anything about WWII. It has a slow start, but if you hang in there, it's intriguing! I also highly recommend "What the Wind Knows." It's also historical fiction and a real mind blower!

Mindy Hudon, M.S., CCC-SLP

I am hooked on "Handmaid's Tale." I love the show on Hulu and am really into the book now. You can download it for free from Amazon on Kindle!

Donna John

I definitely want to read "Handmaid's Tale." Thanks for the tip about being about to download it.

Ann Marie Patitucci

Great list! I'd probably add Girl, Wash Your Face. I'm reading the Glass Castle now- a great read but not particularly "beachy." :)

Donna John

Just ordered "Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table With Recipes" by Shauna Niequist. It will be the first of many I order from this list. Thanks for the suggestion, Erin Musto !

Donna John

I am really enjoying this book. Can you tell I started reading it at the deer lease? lol Need to finish it before "Bread and Wine" arrives! :)

Gwen Johnson

Great list!!!

Donna John

Finished "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" last night and got "Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table With Recipes" in the mail today. #lifeisgood Terri Jones , I know you like historical fiction. Do you want me to mail it to you? I wouldn't mind at all. Just email me your address.

Sheri B Doyle

One of my favorites was "Oryx & Crake", actually the entire MadAdam trilogy.
Also "Two If By Sea" was an incredible look at the life of Syrian refugees.

Dawn Taylor

Donna John so glad you added “A Prayer for Owen Meany”. Trust me, it is such a powerful read that is funny, heartbreaking and amazing!

Donna John

Love that this just keeps growing!

30Seconds Recommended Reading List: Must-Read Books That Belong in Your Tote Bag Books Shopping Guides

The Path Made Clear by Oprah Winfrey $20

Life of Pi by Yann Martel $20

Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter $17

Becoming by Michelle OBama $24

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn $12

Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom and Abundance on Your Terms by Denise Duffield Thomas $15

Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table With Recipes by Shauna Niequist $11

Text Me When You Get Home by Kayleen Shaefer $19

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng $10

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See $17

When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger $11

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty $16

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover $17

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate $16

The Night Visitors by Carole Goodman $11

Beartown by Fredrick Backman $13

That Book Woman by Heather Henson $10

The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager $10

Prairie Tale: A Memoir by Melissa Gilbert $11

Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis $13

As You Wish by Jude Deveraux $11

Something In the Water by Catherine Steadman $12

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande $10

The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson $11

The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood $12

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn $12

What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon $16

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving $11

Where the Crawdads Sing $17

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell $8

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood $12

Two If By Sea by Jacquelyn Mitchard $12

Glory Over Everything by Kathleen Grissom $8

Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach $13

Less by Andrew Sean Greer $8.99

GirlBoss by Sophia Amoruso $12

The Tattooist of Auschwitz $10

The Beautiful No: And Other Tales of Trial, Transcendence and Transformation by Sheri Salata $12

What Are the Odds? by Mike Lindell $17

Swabbed & Found: An Adopted Man's DNA Journey to Discover His Family Tree by Frank Billingsley $18

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