In 2018 I promised myself to read more. I made myself accountable by doing two things: 1) joining a book club that would encourage me to read books not of my choosing and broaden my horizons and, 2) keep a list of all the books I read so I could see the list grow. When the year started I had a goal of 12 books; one a month seemed attainable, maybe. Now I’m almost finished book 17! And so, my new goal for 2018 is 18 books and I’m absolutely going to do it, thanks in part to my friends at Simon and Schuster Canada! Take a peek at the 5 fall reading picks they recently sent:
Us Against You By Fredrik Backman – Can a broken town survive a second tragedy? The follow-up to the international bestseller Beartown, from #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author Fredrik Backman.
The Clockmaker’s Daughter By Kate Morton – A rich, spellbinding new novel from the author of The Lake House—the story of a love affair and a mysterious murder that cast their shadow across generations, set in England from the 1860s until the present day.
This Will Only Hurt a Little By Busy Phillips – A hilarious, heartfelt, and refreshingly honest memoir by the beloved comedic actress known for her roles on Freaks and Geeks, Dawson’s Creek, and Cougar Town who has become “the breakout star of Instagram stories…Imagine I Love Lucy mixed with a modern lifestyle guru” (The New Yorker)
My Squirrel Days By Ellie Kemper – Comedian and star of The Office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Ellie Kemper delivers a hilarious and uplifting collection of essays about one pale woman’s journey from midwestern naïf to Hollywood semi-celebrity to outrageously reasonable New Yorker.
Katerina By James Frey – From the New York Times bestselling author of A Million Little Pieces and Bright Shiny Morning comes Katerina, James Frey’s highly anticipated new novel set in 1992 Paris and contemporary Los Angeles.
Amazing, right? These books are BIG right now – they’re being talked about in the media (I watched Ellie Kemper on The View this week promoting My Squirrel Days) and on the shelves prominently in stores and online (I pointed out The Clockmaker’s Daughter to a friend at Costco this week!) Which one would you pick to read first?
Ahead of my trip to London, I picked The Clockmaker’s Daughter because it takes place in London. The premise wasn’t one that was common to my choices – 1860’s London, historical fiction, isn’t really my thing but I read some glowing reviews on Goodreads and decided it was a good bet for my long flights and airport waits. IT. IS. AMAZING. I am so glad I was sent this book, I have just a chapter or two to go before I finish it, and I am now a Kate Morton fan! Yay! I love when things like this happen!
Naturally, if you have a book lover on your list – or someone you think needs to take more time for themselves in 2019 and you want to help encourage that – any one of these books would be an excellent choice (plus, they’re easy to wrap, always a bonus!) My favorite, of course, is The Clockmaker’s Daughter but I know all of these books have sparked interest among readers and book clubs alike so they’d all be worthy of a bow this Christmas.
I have THREE prize packs of these books to give away to readers! Keep them all for yourself, or divide them out to make great gives this holiday season! To enter, simply fill in your name and email address in the form below and click BEGIN! Then leave a comment on this post telling me which book you would love to read first! Don’t forget to grab bonus entries to increase your chances to win 1 of 3 prize packs!
I’m excited to read all of these books! I would start with This Will Only Hurt a Little By Busy Phillips !
Us against you sould be my first read I think
The Clockmaker’s Daughter would be my top choice.
I would love to read This Will Only Hurt a Little By Busy Phillips
I would read My Squirrel Days By Ellie Kemper first
I love Ellie Kamper!!
Would love to read Ellie Kemper’s book! (actually, them all but you gotta start somewhere right?) My husband and I love watching her on “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”.
I would first read Us Against You By Fredrik Backman.
This Will Only Hurt a Little sounds really good and I love Busy Phillips
This Will Only Hurt a Little By Busy Phillips is the book I would read first.
I would like to read Kate Morton’s The Clockmaker’s daughter first.
I would love to read The Clockmaker’s Daughter! Sounds good!!
I’d like to read Us Against You first.
I would read My Squirrel Days first!
First pick would be The Clockmaker’s Daughter
I would love to read Us Against You By Fredrik Backman
These all sound like great books, I’d love them all! I think I would start with Katerina By James Frey, or This Will Only Hurt a Little By Busy Phillips – I grew up watching Dawson’s Creek and have always liked her!
Us against you.
The Clockmaker’s Daughter. I love Kate Morton
This Will Only Hurt A Little! I 💕 Busy!
This Will Only Hurt A Little looks like a great read.
I would like to read This Will Only Hurt a Little By Busy Phillips first.
I would have real trouble choosing between Ellie Kemper’s book and Busy Philipps book. I love reading funny material and I’m sure both of these women deliver the laughs!
The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton, i really enjoy historical fiction and have liked previous books by this author too.
I would start by reading Us Against You By Fredrik Backman. The first book was excellent.
I want to read The Clockmaker’s Daughter By Kate Morton. It’s on my wishlist! 🙂
This will only hurt a little by Busy Phillips! I love her and think she’s so funny.
Love to read the Clock Makers Daughter!!!
Ellie Kemper’s My Squirrel Days…I find her so funny!
I’d read My Squirrel Days By Ellie Kemper first!
I would read This Will Only Hurt a Little By Busy Phillips first
I would love to read The Clockmaker’s Daughter!
I would like to read The Clockmakers daughter.
I’d like to read My Squirrel Days – sounds interesting!
I would first like to read The Clockmaker’s Daughter.
This Will Only Hurt a Little by Busy Phillips would be my first choice I think.
Well, you’ve made The Clockmaker’s Daughter sound amazing, so I’ll go with that for my first choice!
Katerina by james frey
I would read The Clockmakers Daught first as I have read all of Kate Morton’s books and have been looking forward to this one! I 💕books!
This Will Only Hurt a Bit would be one of my top picks. It was hard to choose though! 🙂 Thanks
The Clockmaker’s Daughter
Another vote for This Will Only Hurt a Little. I follow Busy on Instagram and love her humour and honesty.
I’d like to read them all but Katerina would be first. Love books by James Frey.
The Clockmaker’s Daughter would be the first I read. I used to live in London, so it would bring back memories.
I love Ellie! So probably My Squirrel Days !
The clock makers daughter 😊
This will only hurt a little by Busy Phillips is on my read list!
I would read Us Against You by Backman. I love sequels!
I want to read Busy’s book first!
I really want to read Us Against You since I read Beartown and loved it. There’s also The Clockmaker’s Daughter because I loved The Lake House!
I’d read “Us Against You” first, for sure!
I would read the clockmakers daughter first.
Kate Morton is one of my favorite authors and her book would be the first I’d read!
Id like to read This Will Only Hurt a Little By Busy Phillips
I would love to read “This Will Only Hurt a Little” By Busy Phillips first.
I’d most like to read The Clockmaker’s Daughter By Kate Morton first!
I think I would start with Busy Phillips book.
I would like to read the Clockmakers Daughter
I’d read the Ellie Kemper one first!
I’ll try this will only hurt A little. Change it up
I LOVE Ellie Kemper so definitely My Squirrel Days!
The Clockmaker’s Daughter
I’m excited to read Katerina by James Frey.
The Clockmakers Daughter is on my reading list!
I’d love to read them all, but I think I’d start with My Squirrel Days By Ellie Kemper. She’s a hoot 🙂
The Clockmakers Daughter!
This would be my first book “This Will Only Hurt a Little” By Busy Phillips to read from the set!
I would first read Katerina.
I would read The Clock Maker’s Daughter first.
I would read the clock makers daughter first.
I would love to read Katerina, I love James Frey and have had my eye on this book 🙂
I would like to read Kate Morton’s The Clockmaker’s daughter
I’ve enjoyed a novel from Kate Morton in the past, and I’d love to read this one from her.
I would probably read “Us against you” first.
The clockmaker’s daughter because I have enjoyed previous works of hers.
This will only hurt a little. I love Busy! Also Kate Morton’s book. She writes amazing stories
I’d like to read Us Against you, although his boom Beartown is heart wrenching. It was so hard to read. Not because it wasn’t a good book, but because it was.
I need some new reading materials and would love these books.
I would read This Will Only Hurt A Little first.
The Clockmaker’s Daughter is on my need-to-read-to-be-happy list.
I’d love to read My Squirrel Days By Ellie Kemper
Id love to read the book by busy phillips. she seems like an interesting person. ive already read “us against you” and cant wait for the series (lots of game of thrones actors!)
The Clockmaker’s Daughter definitely caught my eye first! But they all sound great 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win such a lovely prize 🙂
The Clockmaker’s daughter, love Kate Morton’s story telling.
Katerina By James Frey
I would like to read Us Against You first.
I would like to read This will only hurt a little first
I want to read them all 🙂
The Clockmaker’s Daughter would be the first book I’d read
I think the Clockmaker’s Daughter looks pretty interesting so would start there!
I’d love to read “My Squirrel Days”, Ellie is so funny! I watched her promote this book on Stephen Colbert and it sounds really good!!
I love to read and I quite often look at posts to find good reads I would love every one of these books but I would definitely Read Busy Phillips first
Us against you
The Clockmaker’s Daughter By Kate Morton
Clock makers Daughter
I’m a huge fan of Elie Kemper so I can’t wait to read her book!
The Clockmakers Daughter 🙂
I would love to read Katerina!!
I want to read “My Squirrel Days” first!
I’d say My Squirrel Days!
Can’t wait to read the clockmaker’s daughter! Thanks for the chance!
Us Agaist You by Fredrik Backman would be my first read! Sounds amazing!
I’m excited for Kate Morton’s new book. I’ve read all her books and she never disappoints!
I think that I would enjoy This Will Only Hurt a Little By Busy Phillips.
I have been waiting for Beartown from the library but am #16 on the list so I am most eager to follow up with Us Against You.
I just completed Us Against You. So beautifully written and a perfect sequel to Beartown. The Clockmakers Daughter sounds interesting and after reading your post, it is definitely a book I want to read.
I can’t wait to read This Will Only Hurt a Little By Busy Phillips, it’s been at the top of my list since it’s release!
My Squirrel Days would be my first choice
the clockmakers daughter would be my first pick
This will only hurt a little bit
I would read the Clockmaker’s Daughter first!