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27 Great Books You Won’t Be Able to Put Down | A novel of fantastical magic realism, Kafka on the Shore has a vivid, dreamy plot. Even more accomplished is the novel’s turn of phrase. Kafka on the Shore will have you going back again and again to find more gorgeous words to describe your own ardor. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

27 Great Books You Won’t Be Able to Put Down

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed | In this memoir, Gotch says it best: it’s OK to not be OK. From her childhood in Florida, as she struggled with mental disorders; to her remarkable career path, you’ll learn about what success can look like. Plus, Gotch is a hoot, and we can all use a chuckle now. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed | Petersen presents Can’t Even, which explains why, even though Millennials are overworked and underpaid, are still expected to do as well as the previous generation even though everything's different. If you often feel like you are falling behind, read this to find out that you are not. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed | Stone’s hilarious memoir follows discusses heartbreak, which there are two, and they're both doozies—but it never feels preachy. Instead, it feels like gabbing with a close friend over brunch about the craziest thing that they’ve ever done. Sometimes it pays to take a risk. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed | Michelle Obama’s chronicles keep your attention: from growing up on the South Side of Chicago to her professional career and how she balanced both work, motherhood, and becoming the First Lady of the United States. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed | While Stanton has published two other HONY titles in the past, HUMANS is the best one yet. The images are breathtaking, and it makes the perfect coffee table book. Just crack open this book and remind yourself that kindness is right outside your door. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed | Robins cuts the crap, and instead, she delivers the ultimate “push moment:" you count down from 5 and boom, make that decision. It’s refreshing. We know what it is that we want. We just need a push to get it. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed | When we think of the term “self-care," we may think of common things. Borges gives you those options, but she also breaks down self-care into increments. While Borges openly admits that she doesn’t have all of the answers, it will still make readers feel less alone. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed | I love reality television. The Bachelor speaks to my soul. So, I can appreciate the story of a successful plus-size fashion blogger who is surrounded by gorgeous men who are competing for her affections. It’s funny, it’s smart, it has so much heart. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed | When you're feeling stressed, take a moment to breathe, ask for help if you need it, and read (or listen) to one of these 10 books. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed | Listen: Mariah Carey is brilliant. In this memoir, her voice really shines. She reveals the mishaps, struggles, and triumphs that have made her exactly who she is. I didn’t know what I expected when I cracked this book open, but it’s one of the best celebrity memoirs I've read. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed | In an oddly hopeful book about what can happen when you’re incredibly vulnerable in a psychotherapy group with six strangers. It’s not as sad as you imagine that it would be. In fact, it delivers in more ways than one. By the time you close the book, you’ll feel changed, too. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

10 Best Books (and Audiobooks) to Read When You’re Busy and Stressed

27 Great Books You Won’t Be Able to Put Down | Looker offers a peek into the mind of an unnamed woman growing more and more unstable by the page. As she mourns her broken life, she becomes obsessed with her neighbor, a famous actress. This book is packed with themes of obsession, jealousy, and madness. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

27 Great Books You Won’t Be Able to Put Down

27 Great Books You Won’t Be Able to Put Down | Everyone’s family has strange quirks, and Jessa’s is no exception. After her father commits suicide in their family’s taxidermy shop, their behavior gets even stranger. Jessa takes over the business and tries to be strong for everyone. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

27 Great Books You Won’t Be Able to Put Down

27 Great Books You Won’t Be Able to Put Down | You don't need to know much about the conflict in Northern Ireland to immediately be sucked into Keefe's reporting and writing, then completely enraptured when he starts to figure out who murdered Jean McConville. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

27 Great Books You Won’t Be Able to Put Down

27 Great Books You Won’t Be Able to Put Down | If you haven't yet read Rooney's Normal People or her 2017 debut, Conversations with Friends, the Irish authors novels are great books to read if you like biting dialogue and stories about messy, real relationships. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

27 Great Books You Won’t Be Able to Put Down

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