True Story: I read a ton of books. My favorite morning routine starts with a big glass of water with lemon, a Yeti mug of coffee and a non-fiction book. Starting off with non-fiction helps me feel like I did something to make myself smarter that day, and it keeps me from abandoning all the things I should do that morning and curling up on the couch with a book instead, which is definitely something that can happen when I get into a good novel. I save my novels for the afternoon and evening, or when I’m stuck in the car outside of field hockey tryouts, like I was last night.

To scratch my book itch without spending a million dollars or acquiring more books than I have shelves for, I’ve been doing a lot of reading with Kindle Unlimited. For a monthly fee of $9.99 you can access as many books as you want from their library. It’s great for quick reads, revisiting a classic or books that you know you’ll only need to read once. I’ve put together some ideas of books that I’ve read to get you started. :

Classics:

All of the Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling

Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion by Jane Austen

Business:

Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking by Chris Anderson

Biography:

The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home by Denise Keirnan

The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World by A.J. Baime

Pop Culture:

Drinking and Tweeting by Brandi Glanville

Full Circle: From Hollywood to Real Life and Back Again by Andrea Barber

Fiction:

The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan

The Governess by Mary Kingswood

YA

The Selection by Keira Cass