Book Recommendations for 2018

Now that 2018 is well underway, I’ve definitely been revising my TBR list and figuring out which books I want to read to complete my Goodreads reading challenge. I love getting recommendations, especially for the specific categories I’m always looking to read more of. Below are some of my favorite books, separated into my favorite categories. I highly recommend all of these, and hope that they can help you fill out your reading list for the year!

 

BOOKS ABOUT ARTISTS

• Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood
• Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
• The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer
• Woman No. 17 by Edan Lepucki
• The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman

 

BOOKS ABOUT NEW YORK CITY

• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
• The Ramblers by Aiden Donnelley Rowley
• All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg
• The Good Life by Jay McInerney
• Read Bottom Up by Neel Shah & Skye Chatham

 

GIRL POWER

• The Help by Kathryn Stockett
• Bossypants by Tina Fey
• Wild by Cheryl Strayed
• One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by Scaachi Koul
• Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center

 

FAMILY STORIES

• Crow Lake by Mary Lawson
• The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
• This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
• The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
• Domestic Violets by Matthew Norman

 

GREAT LOVE STORIES

• Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino
• One Plus One by Jojo Moyes
• After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
• The Idea of You by Robinne Lee

 

POETRY COLLECTIONS

• Songs from Under the River by Anis Mojgani
• The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace
• Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
• Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
• No Matter the Wreckage by Sarah Kay

 

SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS

• Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
• The Best Place on Earth by Ayelet Tsabari
• This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz
• What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver
• Goodnight, Beautiful Women by Anna Noyes

 

YOUNG ADULT

• The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
• Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
• What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum
• How to Love by Katie Cotugno