Book List | 2023
Lots of healing content this year: topics on medicine, autobiography, psychotherapy, and more!
See my top picks and the entire list from 2023:
Top Picks:
She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity by Carl Zimmer
Fascinating read and research on the history and types of heredity as well and their implications: mosaic & chimera, horizontal gene transfer, and more.
What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
Flipping the perspective from “What’s wrong with you?” to exploring “What happened to you?” so that we can better understand the past, heal from trauma, and support others better.
Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness by Ingrid Fetell Lee
Wonderful observations and perspectives on how to infuse little things that make a big impact in bringing joy in your daily life. one of my favorites: vibrant colors.
The Urge: Our History of Addiction by Carl Erik Fisher
I wanted to understand addiction and the Opioid Epidemic in the US better. This book also includes international examples and references on this topic.
No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality by Michael J. Fox
An optimistic and vulnerable account of his past and future living with Parkinson’s, leaning into the disease to create a complex and cunning character on television, and the author’s humble recognition of his suffering’s insignificance in comparison to a raging global pandemic. His audiobook is a marvel.
The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration by Jake Bittle
Real stories on how climate change is affecting people across the US: from dwellers in Florida to cotton farmers along the Colorado river, and the resulting “climate migration”.
The List:
A slight modification from the list format in the past few years: I’ve organized the book list based on their broad thematic categories instead of the chronological order that I finished them in. I’m still in the process of distilling my book thoughts into succinct notes, check back soon for updates.
Share your recommendations in non-fiction reads, I’d love to hear them!