In this episode, Rowena and Shelley are discussing the books they’ve been reading, and checking in on their progress for the 24 for 2024 Reading Challenge.
The Challenge adds more purpose and variety to non-fiction reading choices and aims to inspire them and you to read more and read more widely, perhaps even trying out authors of genres you wouldn’t normally read. Also, as you’ll hear in this episode, you can make the challenge your own, including how to squeeze more reading into your busy life!
Join Shelley and Rowena to hear their non-fiction reads, what they recommendation and what they don’t, as well as a few of their favourite fiction reads from the last few months. Listen in for plenty of inspiration to add to your TBR list!
Episode Links Mentioned* Two Booked Up Episode 10 - How to find the time to read * Two Booked Up Episode 39 - Read More in ‘24! Announcing the 2024 Reading Challenge * Two Booked Up Episode 40 - How to Find Tranquility in the Turbulence * Two Booked Up Episode 45 -
Book Links Mentioned Rowena’s List
- Tell Me Again by Amy Thunig
- Build The Life You Want by Arthur C Brooks and Oprah Winfrey
- The House That Joy Built by Holly Ringland
- Love The Home You Have by Melissa Michaels
- Feel Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal
- Come As You Are: Revised and Updated by Emily Nagoksi
- The Minimalist Home by Joshua Becker
- 4AM: Answers to the conundrums that keep you up at night by Michelle Andrew and Zara McDonald
- Sustainable Minimalism by Stephanie Marie Seferian
- The Year of Less by Cait Flanders
- The Curated Closet by Anuschka Rees
- For Women Only by Shaunti Feldhahn
- This Year Will Be Different by Dominque Bertolucci
- Wear It Well by Allison Bornstein
- The Power of Content: A simple framework to achieve content clarity and confidence by Mel Daniels
- Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski
- Weyward by Emilia Hart
- Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Shelley’s List
- Make Your Own Rules: Stories and Hard-Earned Advice from a Creator in the Digital Age by Andrew Huang
- Start with Why by Simon Sinek
- How to Grow Your Small Business: A 6-Step Plan to Help Your Business Take Off by Donald Miller
- Think Faster Talk Smarter: How To Speak Successfully When You’re Put On The Spot by Matt Abrahams
- Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling (Book 5 of the 7-book series)
- The Penderwicks at Point Mouette (Book 3 of 5) by Jeanne Birdsall; and
- Odder by Katherine Applegate
Other Links Mentioned
- The Egan Pattern Language (on The Lost Tools of Learning) by Brandon Hendrickson.
- The Evolve Your Style 31-Day Challenge
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