January 2025 Reading List

Here we go! February is here already and I have completed 17 books during the first month of 2025.

Non-Fiction
The Little Book of Mindfulness: 10 Minutes a Day to Less Stress, More Peace by Patrizia Collard
This is a quick reads that reminds you of the importance slowing down, calming your mind and lightening your spirit. It gives you tips on finding balance in your life.

Coffee Self-Talk: 5 Minutes a Day to Start Living a Magical Life by Kristen Helmstetter
Pair a routine of morning coffee and positive self talk and energy and find ways to be your best self.

The Knowing by Tanya Talaga
From the author of Seven Fallen Feathers, Tanya is an investigative journalist who retells the history of Canada through an indigenous lens by tracing the life of her great-great grandmother and her family as they lived through government and church-sanctioned genocide.

The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
by Oliver Sacks
This is a fascinating books that tells case studies of individuals with neurological disorders.

Thriving Beyond Fifty (Expanded Edition): 111 Natural Strategies to Restore Your Mobility, Avoid Surgery and Stay Off Pain Pills for Good by Will Harlow MSc, MCSP
This book is inspiring. It makes you feel as if you can begin from where you are and take control of your life at any age and it gives practical strategies that will allow you to live the absolute best life available if you are willing to put in the work.

The Art of Going Slow: How to Simplify Your Life, Calm Your Mind, and Focus on What Truly Matters to You by Damon Zahariades
This is a great book to help you feel more balanced, less overwhelmed. This includes an action plan and lots of exercises to support you in a journey that includes healthy boundaries and improving your focus and energy.

Secrets of the Stoics: How to Live an Undefeatable Life by Jason Hemlock
This is a modern version of living life as a stoic. It includes the history of some of the most famous stoics as well as tips and strategies for living a life anxiety free.

Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
Do you recognize times of “winter” in your life? Do you embrace these times and look for ways to grown and change? This books is full of stories and wisdom for wintering when you need to.

Fiction
The Golden Key by Marian Womack
A story of magic and mystery set in London in 1901.

I Died on a Tuesday by Jane Corry
There is a story that everyone believes…and then there is the truth.

The Book of Salt by Monique Truong
Set in Paris in the 1930’s, this is a story through the eyes of a Vietnamese cook hired in a wealthy home.

The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
Malaya 1949, the story of a Japanese War Camp survivor returning to her childhood home.

The Possible World by Liese O’Halloran Schwarz
A young boy witnesses a murder and his story converges with an old lady and the ER doctor who treats him and how the past shapes our identities.

The Cartographer of No Man’s Land by P.S. Duffy
Set during the First World War in 1916, a man sets out to find his brother-in-law at the front and how everyone’s lives were changed, both at home and on the battlefield.

The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
The story of a wealthy family fleeing during the Vietnam War. The cost of war and the true power of kindness and hope are woven throughout this story.

An Ambush of Widows by Jeff Abbott
Murder brings the widows together to solve the crime.

Don’t Believe Her by Nicola Sanders
Everyone loves her and believes her, except you.