May 2025 Reading List

I would highly recommend any of the 15 books that I read this month. Summer is here (or around the corner) and so the days of sitting on the front porch or in the backyard gazebo or by the pool have arrived. Expose yourself to different perspectives – either in fiction or non-fiction and you will grow as a person.

Non-Fiction
What I Ate in One Year by Stanley Tuccie
This is a fun read (or listen) that talks about lots of great food and gives a fun window into the actor’s life. It is read by the author.

Value(s) by Mark Carney
I am ready for change in Canada and this book gives great insight into the moral imperative and experience of Mark Carney and, hopefully; where we are headed as a country.

A Cup of Zen: 21 Short Stories to Calm the Mind, Stop Overthinking and Find Inner Peace – Includes Reflections for Beginners by Kai Tukimi
So many great lessons and thoughts and perspectives on living a quiet, thoughtful life.

Divergent Mind: Surviving in a World That Wasn’t Designed for You by Jenara Nerenberg
A interesting perspective on neurodivergent women – those with ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity and sensory processing disorders. Understanding each other is the first step in learning to accommodate and live together in a way that benefits everyone and this book gives strategies and insights.

Piglet: The Unexpected Story of a Deaf, Blink, Pink Puppy and His Family by Melissa Shapiro and Mim Eichler Rivas
A true story of animal rescue, the challenges and the rewards.

Say What They Can’t Unhear: The 9 Principles of Lasting Change by Tamsen Webster
Getting people on board for change, especially in a unionized environment, is very challenging. This book talks about how to talk so that individuals feel that the change is beneficial to them (which the author feels is the only way for real change). An interesting perspective.

The Mental Toughness Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Facing Life’s Challenges, Managing Negative Emotions and Overcoming Adversity with Courage and Poise by Damon Zahariades
This books shares strategies for, barriers to and characteristic of mental toughness. It is practical and encouraging.

Fiction
The Favourites by Layne Fargo
This was a great listen. As a former figure skater, I could totally relate to the story. How does wealth influence ability and power and success? This books really tells the story of how those with wealth can try to control their destiny.

The Tenant by Frieda McFadden
How does losing your job, your friends and acquiring a tenant wind together to create a story of murder and intrigue? This book answers the question.

Seven Days In May by Kim Izzo
Historical fiction about the story of the Lusitania, a fated ship in World War I.

Between Sisters by Kristin Hannah
Just when I think I have read all her books, I find another and I am always intrigued and pleased. A story of redemption and relationship that ends with love.

A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
An immigration story filled with deep love, disappointment, success and tragedy and the intertwining of cultures and traditions.

The Stopover by T.L. Swan
Just a crazy, romantic novel with all the expected twists and turns.

Sleep Tight by T.S. Green
This is fun, detective fiction that races the clock to find a killer.

The Book Club for Troublesome Women byMarie Bostwick
The Feminine Mystique launches a life-changing book club in the 1960’s.