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Melissa Urban Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Melissa Urban is co-founder and CEO of the Whole 30 program. @Whole30 Co-Founder and CEO, NYT best-selling author, The Boundary Lady.

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Book Cover for: Hollow Kingdom, Kira Jane Buxton

Hollow Kingdom

Kira Jane Buxton
Melissa UrbanMelissa Urban

I just re-read Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton, and it still made me laugh out loud the second time through. The phrase ‘turd waffle’ is now firmly in my lexicon.

Paperback, 2020

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Speak: Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, Tunde Oyeneyin

Speak: Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

Tunde Oyeneyin
Melissa UrbanMelissa Urban

Speak is a captivating memoir… I have done a lot of therapy, read a lot of self-help, and have a lot of self-awareness… and I still found myself stopping to highlight a passage or phase. (“When you show yourself as who you are, your people find you.” I CHEERED OUT LOUD.)

Paperback, 2023

$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Cloud Cuckoo Land, Anthony Doerr

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr
Melissa UrbanMelissa Urban

I don't read non-fiction while I write (so as not to cloud my process), but Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr was the best "dessert" after a long day of writing.

Paperback, 2022

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Measure, Nikki Erlick

The Measure

Nikki Erlick
Melissa UrbanMelissa Urban

It was really deep and thought provoking…The best part was that there were incredible plot developments, like twists that were just so beautifully dropped on you in a way that made me literally put the book down and say, “Oh my god - I need to think about this.”

Paperback, 2024

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book