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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.

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Book Cover for: The Stand, Stephen King

The Stand

Stephen King
Gretchen RubinGretchen Rubin

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

$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Song of Seven, Tonke Dragt

The Song of Seven

Tonke Dragt
Gretchen RubinGretchen Rubin

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
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Olive, Again

Elizabeth Strout
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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

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better, Woo-Kyoung Ahn

Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better

Woo-Kyoung Ahn
Gretchen RubinGretchen Rubin

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
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No Cure for Being Human: (And Other Truths I Need to Hear)

Kate Bowler
Gretchen RubinGretchen Rubin

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

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick, Matt Haig

The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick

Matt Haig
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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

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Recitatif: A Story, Toni Morrison

Recitatif: A Story

Toni Morrison
Gretchen RubinGretchen Rubin

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
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Book Cover for: Ramona and Her Father: A Newbery Honor Award Winner, Beverly Cleary

Ramona and Her Father: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

Beverly Cleary
Gretchen RubinGretchen Rubin

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

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Unsinkable Greta James, Jennifer E. Smith

The Unsinkable Greta James

Jennifer E. Smith
Gretchen RubinGretchen Rubin

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
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Book Cover for: Little Monsters, Adrienne Brodeur

Little Monsters

Adrienne Brodeur
Gretchen RubinGretchen Rubin

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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