I got back into reading A LOT when I was pregnant, especially at night before bed. Reading has always been one of my favorite ways to unwind and relax and it was super helpful in dealing with pregnancy and stress-induced insomnia when I was pregnant.
It has continued into life with a baby, much thanks to a Kindle! When Finn was four weeks old we made our first visit to Florida. On that trip my grandmother gave me one of her Kindles (she had two). The best part? It was loaded with over 150 books! I’ve always been a big fan of holding a physical book but the Kindle is invaluable when you’re trying to read while breastfeeding or holding a sleeping baby.
Another tip. Finn wakes up to eat once or twice every night. I am totally cool with this and committed to nursing on demand BUT sometimes I have a hard time falling back asleep. I have learned that if I read I will fall back asleep so much faster than if I start scrolling my phone. I LOVE the adjustable backlight on the Kindle and not having to turn a light on. It’s amazing.
One more thing. Most of you know that I adore podcasts and audiobooks. I listen to them when I’m walking, driving, folding laundry, cleaning up the house, etc. Given all of my back and forth to Tennessee for yoga teacher training, I’ve had tons of time to listen to podcasts and audiobooks.
Which leads me to today’s post! I recently asked for recommendations for an audiobook to download for my drive home from Tennessee. I received SO MANY suggestions that I knew I had to compile them all into one place so that we can all have it as a resource.
Here’s your fall reading list, as recommended by fellow blog and Instagram friends! Note, this list contains affiliate links.
FALL READING LIST
*means multiple recommendations
+means I’ve read it
Little Fires Everywhere*+
Ready Player One
Beartown*
Beneath the Scarlet Sky
Something in the Water
The Great Alone*
Before the Fall
Crazy Rich Asians*
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine*
The Sound of Glass+
The Wife Between Us
The Last Mrs. Parrish*+
The Great Believers
America for Beginners
An Ocean of Minutes
Educated*+ (SO GOOD!)
Hissy Fit
Woman in Cabin 10*+
Where the Crawdads Sing (my grandmother just read this and LOVED…it’s next up for me on my Kindle)
11/22/63
Class Mom
The Heart’s Invisible Furies
Then She Was Gone+
In A Dark, Dark Wood
The Identicals+
Leaving Time+
The Perfect Couple
American Kingpin
When Life Gives You Lululemons
The Couple Next Door
The Air You Breathe
Yes Please*
Louis Penny the Armand Gamache Series
The Seven Husband’s of Evelyn Hugo*+ (SO SO GOOD!)
The Royal We
Summer Wives
Born a Crime
The Accident
Pretty Girls
Leave a comment below if you have anything to add to the list!
