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 King
Did 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
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The Song of Seven
Tonke Dragt
What 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
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Olive, Again
Elizabeth Strout
What 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
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Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better
Woo-Kyoung Ahn
A very engaging, readable, and powerful examination of how we can think more clearly.
Hardcover, 2022
$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
No Cure for Being Human: (And Other Truths I Need to Hear)
Kate Bowler
Congrats 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
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The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick
Matt Haig
I 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
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Recitatif: A Story
Toni Morrison
What I read this week: "Recitatif" by Toni Morrison "The Doll People" by Martin Godwin Selznick What are you reading? #GretchenRubinReads https://t.co/fm5CtsjJZR
Hardcover, 2022
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ramona and Her Father: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
Beverly Cleary
Last 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
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The Unsinkable Greta James
Jennifer E. Smith
Happy 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
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Little Monsters
Adrienne Brodeur
Congratulations to @adriennebrodeur! I can’t wait to get my hands on her new novel “Little Monsters.” Elizabeth and I had a great time interviewing her about her memoir “Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me” for the Happier Podcast Book Club. https://t.co/XZv1bTKJA6
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