GNT #47: Your Ultimate Winter Fiction Reading List 📚

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We're taking a little detour from the typical growth topic this week to explore one of the healthiest forms of escape...

Reading fiction.

After spending the past few months deeply immersed in business and self-help books, I'm ready to switch gears a bit. There's something so magical about getting lost in a good story, especially during the chilly winter months!

So I reached out to my amazing LinkedIn network for their favorite fiction they just couldn't put down.

And here's their curated winter fiction reading list. 📚 ❄️

I included the links to the Goodreads summary for each so you can easily pick your next adventure.

Did we miss any? Let me know and I'll add it to the list below.

Enjoy!

1. Young Adult (YA) Fiction

• "Fourth Wing" and its sequel "Iron Flame" - Hanne Page described them as the current "big hype in YA."
• "Hunger Games" series - Michelle Reen suggested these for their page-turning quality.
• "Divergent" series - Also recommended by Michelle Reen for their engaging narrative.
• "To Sleep in a Sea of Stars" by Christopher Paolini - Praised by Hanne Page as the "Best Sci-fi I read the past 5 years."
• "Nettle & Bone" by T Kingfisher
• Colleen Hoover series - Suggested by Leilani Bloomquist as "easy to binge books."
• "The House in the Cerulean Sea" by TJ Klune

2. Fantasy and Science Fiction

• "The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova
• "The Iron Druid Chronicles" by Kevin Hearne - Heather Foxhill recommended them for their "Snarky Humor."
• "Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter" series by Laurell K. Hamilton
• "Good Omens" by Neil Gaiman - Endorsed by Ed Kranz as "also Amazing."
• "Three Body Problem" by Liu Cixin - Mike Jones referred to it as "crazy good if you like Sci-Fi."
• "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
• "Haroun and the Sea of Stories" by Salman Rushdie
• "Discworld" series by Terry Pratchett - Felicity T. highlighted its humor.
  
  

3. Mystery, Thriller, and Crime

• "The Partner" by John Grisham - David Young, MBA, shared, "one of my favorite fiction reads."
• "The Girl Who Was Taken" by Charlie Donlea
• "All His Pretty Girls" by Charly Cox
• "Savage Son" by Jack Carr
• "Child 44" and "The Farm" by Tom Rob Smith - Xenia Smith enjoyed this.
  
  

4. Historical Fiction

• "A Gentleman in Moscow" by Amor Towles - Doug Gullickson called it "Awesome!"
• "Shadow of the Wind" by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
• "The Great Alone" by Kristin Hannah
• "The Gown" by Jennifer Robson
• "Charming Billy" by Alice McDermott
• "Virgil Wander" by Leif Enger
• "The Good Earth" by Pearl Buck
• "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell

5. Contemporary/Literary Fiction

• "My Year of Rest and Relaxation" by Ottessa Moshfegh - Andy Jacobson described it as "Very, very dark but featuring flawed characters."
• "No Country for Old Men" by Cormac McCarthy

6. Miscellaneous Gems

• Works by David Sedaris (Humor, Essays)
• "The Authenticity Project" by Clare Pooley
• "How to Walk Away" by Katherine Center
• "One Day in December" by Josie Silver
• "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne (Adventure)
• "Reminders of Him" by Colleen Hoover
• "When We Believed in Mermaids" and "The Starfish Sisters" by Barbara O'Neil
• Memoirs like "Forward" by Abby Wambach, "Thicker than Water" by Kerry Washington, "Worthy" by Jada Pinket Smith, and "All Boys Aren't Blue" by George M. Johnson.

Takeaway

Did one of these stand out to you? Reply back and let me know what you'll be reading this winter!

Huge thanks to all that contributed their recommendations: Hanne Page, Michelle Reen, Leilani Bloomquist, Heather Foxhill, Ed Kranz, Mike Jones, Felicity T., David Young, MBA, Xenia Smith, Doug Gullickson, Andy Jacobson, Ryan McKesson, Kristina McMillan, Shaun Smith, Dan Wisniewski, Laura Meyer, Mike Rabon, Jill Simonds, Varda Nauen, Tiffany Mattick, Bryan Howard, Kelli Schnieder, Meg Applegate, Angela Poulson, Josh Black, David Hedlund, Libby Myhran, Susan Rylance, Kari Baumbach, and Shawn Granner.

Enjoy your upcoming adventure.

See you next week! 

 

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