Gretchen Rubin Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Gretchen Rubin is an author, podcaster and expert on habits, happiness and human nature. Exploring happiness, habits, and human nature. Bestselling author of “The Happiness Project” and host of the "Happier" podcast.
The Stand
Stephen KingGretchen RubinDid you ever play hooky? I never did, though as an adult, I did one day call in sick to work, so I could finish Stephen King’s “The Stand.”
Paperback, 2012
$22.00Member price:$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Song of Seven
Tonke DragtGretchen RubinWhat I read this week. The color coordination was unplanned. • "The Song of Seven" by Tonke Dragt • "Trust" by Hernan Diaz What did you read? #GretchenRubinReads @PushkinPress @riverheadbooks https://t.co/pM5XRAvp89
Paperback, 2018
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Olive, Again
Elizabeth StroutGretchen RubinWhat I read this week: "Olive, Again" by @LizStrout Plus I listened to/re-read “Chalice” by @robinmckinley and “His Majesty’s Dragon” by @naominovik. What are you reading? #GretchenRubinReads https://t.co/wU5vYSpGo9
Paperback, 2020
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better
Woo-Kyoung AhnGretchen RubinA very engaging, readable, and powerful examination of how we can think more clearly.
Hardcover, 2022
$28.99Member price:$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
No Cure for Being Human: (And Other Truths I Need to Hear)
Kate BowlerGretchen RubinCongrats to @KatecBowler on the launch of her thought-provoking, page-turning new memoir “No Cure for Being Human.” Read the memoir & listen to our discussion on an upcoming “Book Club” episode of the “Happier with Gretchen Rubin” podcast. https://buff.ly/3AMt6cz
Paperback, 2022
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick
Matt HaigGretchen RubinI love "two paths diverge" stories—like Lionel Shriver's brilliant "The Post Birthday World" or the delightful movie Sliding Doors. @matthaig1's "The Midnight Library" is a fantastical look at what it might be like to explore the "what ifs" of our lives. https://t.co/ognHALrXAi
Paperback, 2023
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Story of My Life
Helen KellerGretchen RubinIn her 1905 autobiography called The Story of My Life, Helen Keller writes about the day her teacher, Anne Sullivan, taught her the word “water.” I love this beautiful, hopeful story. https://t.co/jjipUcjZsZ
Paperback, 2010
$5.95Member price:$2.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ramona and Her Father: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
Beverly ClearyGretchen RubinLast month I read "Ramona and Her Father" in honor of the late Beverly Cleary. So, so, so good. This novel is notable because it deals with Ramona's father losing his job. https://t.co/ivkM69HOAO
Paperback, 1990
$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Unsinkable Greta James
Jennifer E. SmithGretchen RubinHappy publication day to my old friend, the brilliant writer @JenESmith! Her new novel “The Unsinkable Greta James” comes out today—I can’t wait to read it. Fun fact: it was named one of the “most anticipated” books of 2022. https://bit.ly/35KEk6M
Paperback, 2023
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bacchae
Daniel MendelsohnGretchen RubinI recently listened to a @BBCRadio4 "In Our Time" episode about the Greek tragedy “The Bacchae” by Euripides, and immediately pulled my copy from college off the shelf to re-read it. It’s one of the most remarkable things I’ve read in my whole life. It feels inexhaustible. https://t.co/8pcA7ewytt
Paperback, 2020
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book