1. The Poet X – Elizabeth Acevedo (poetry)
2. Joy on Demand – Chade-Meng Tan
3. Half of a Yellow Sun – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
4. Appalachian Elegy – bell hooks (poetry)
5. Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World – Cal Newport
6. Shoe Dog – Phil Knight (Parents’ Book Club Read)
7. Nothing to See Here – Kevin Wilson
8. How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America – Kiese Laymon
9. American Dirt – Jeanne Cummins
10. Sula – Toni Morrison
11. The Dutch House – Ann Pachett
12. Pachinko – Min Jin Lee
13. Measure What Matters – John Doerr
14. Untamed – Glennon Doyle (memoir)
15. Well-Read Black Girl – Glory Edim (essays)
16. The Giver of Starts – Jojo Moyes
17. The Meaning of Michelle: 16 Writers on the Iconic First Lady and How Her Journey Inspires Our Own – Veronica Chambers (essays)
18. Daisy Jones and The Six – Taylor Jenkins Reid (fiction)
19. The Simple Wild – K.A. Tucker (fiction)
20. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone – Lori Gottlieb
21. Citizen: An American Lyric – Claudia Rankine (poetry)
22. The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories About Facing the Unknown – Catherine Burns (short stories; non-fiction)
23. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know – Malcolm Gladwell
24. Let Love Have the Last Word – Common (memoir)
25. Being Peace – Thich Nhat Hanh (spirituality, buddhism, non-fiction, philosophy)
26. The Girl with the Louding Voice – Abi Dare (fiction)
27. Welcoming the Unwelcome – Pema Chodron
28. A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles (fiction)
29. The Family Upstairs – Lisa Jewell (suspense)
30. Normal People – Sally Rooney
31. The Skin We’re In – Desmond Cole (non-fiction; social justice)
32. The Vanishing Half – Brit Bennett
33. The Atomic City Girls – Janet Beard (historical fiction)
34. Breathe – Imani Perry (non-fiction; social justice)
35. The Rumor – Elin Hildebrand (chic lit; fiction; beach read)
36. Conversations with Friends – Sally Rooney (fiction)
37. Such a Fun Age – Kiley Reid (fiction)
38. The Places That Scare You – Pema Chodron
39. The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks (poetry)
40. Under the Rainbow – Celia Laskey (fiction)
41. Wild at Heart – K A Tucker (fiction; chic lit)
42. Sometimes I Lie – Alice Feeney (fiction; mystery)
43. The Other Wes Moore – Wes Moore (non-fiction)
44. Memorial Drive – Natasha Trethewey (autobiography)
45. Nothing More Dangerous – Allen Eskens (fiction)
46. The Meaning of Mariah – Mariah Carey (memoir)
47. Look Both Ways – Jason Reynolds (YA fiction)
48. The 5 AM Club – Robin Sharma (self-improvement)
49. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower – Brittney Cooper
50. The Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life – Janice Kaplan (non-fiction)
51. 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think – Laura Vanderkam (non-fiction)
52. Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to A Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success – Shawn Stevenson
53. Radical Candor – Kim Scott (business)
54. The Black Friend – Frederick Joseph