May Reading List 2026

Non-Fiction
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
How do you do less but accomplish more? How do you choose the right things by using a selective criteria for choosing priorities? Don’t give away your power of choice. Change your outlook on the world.

Women Who Spark After 50: Inspiriation to Reinvent and Reignite Your Life for the Second Half by Aleta Norris
Get ready for an amazing second half. The author uses case studies and stories to inspire you to take risks and “go for it” no matter what stage of life you are at.

Humankind: Changing the World One Small Act at a Time by Brad Aronson
The world has become cruel in every aspect. These heartwarming stories of people doing good are inspiring. This book provides a short respite from the negativity and cruelty that seems to have taken over every aspect of our society.

Become Your Own Healer: A Guide for Old Souls and Starseeds by Martina and Hans Thorn Durefelt
This book is about very deep spiritual healing. It reinforces the truth that energy, emotional, mental and physical healing come from within. We need to awaken our spiritual gifts and inner wisdom and find harmony between body, mind and spirit.

Slowly, Softly, Sincerely: A Memori of Slow Living by Jamie Dean
In a world obsessed with speed, productivity, and constant digital noise, there is a quiet, soul-nourishing alternative. Slowing down is not an escape, but a step into calm. Let your life bloom. Not with noise, but with gentle intention.

The Happiest Man on Eart by Eddie Jaku
As a Jew, Eddie lost everything and survived death camps, a Nazi death march and so much more. How did he find peace and happiness? Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It is up to you.

Fiction
Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
One spring morning, a stranger arrives in the small town of Golden. No one knows where he has come from or why. This is a story of being curious, giving, and generousity.

Want to Know A Secret? by Frieda McFadden
Everyone has secrets. Some are worse than others. Some secrets will destroy you.

Fugitive Colors by Lisa Barr
Stolen art, love, lust, deception, and revenge all come together in this WWII. How far would you go for your passion? Would you murder, lie? What happened to art stolen in Hitler’s Europe?

The Restoration Garden by Sara Blaydes
A landscape architect uncovers both the long-buried secrets of the past and the truth behind a heartbreaking mystery that only restoring the gardens of Havenworth can solve.

Catch You Later by Jessica Strawser
How does one impulsive decision change the lives of two best friends forever?

In Another Life by Imogen Clark
How big a lie would you tell to protect the ones you love? What happens when you die and that secret is uncovered?

Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
This is the unforgettable story of a daredevil female aviator in the early 1900’s determined to chart her own course in life at any cost.

The Secrets of Good People by Boo Walker
The classis “who-done-it” set in a Florida paradise – whirlwind romance, impuslive marriage and a murder among friends.

Liberty Street by Heather Marhsall
Inspired by true events, the story of a journalist who uncovers the horrors of an infamous real-life prison in the 1960’s – and the detective who uncovers her story decades later.