Books for the Heartspoken Life

These are books that can enrich and inform the Heartspoken Life and strengthen life's four essential connections: with God, with Self, with Others, and with Nature. When you buy from my bookshop, you not only support my writing, you also support local, independent bookstores. To find all my book reviews: CLICK HERE.

The Reading List
The Great Virginia Flood of 1870
Hamnet
The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride (First Printing)
The Final Wish of Mr. Murray McBride
Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved
Purple Hibiscus
Testament of Youth
The Vanishing Half
Dear Edward
The Shape of Mercy
Everything Is Figureoutable
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
Meet Me at the Museum
A Gentleman in Moscow
Indelible Ink: 22 Prominent Christian Leaders Discuss the Books That Shape Their Faith
Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved
Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet
The Book of Longings
The Communicator's Companion: Devotions for Speakers and Writers
Contemplative Prayer
Armchair Mystic: How Contemplative Prayer Can Lead You Closer to God
Anything: The Prayer That Unlocked My God and My Soul
Etty Hillesum: An Interrupted Life and Letters from Westerbork
Humble Roots: How Humility Grounds and Nourishes Your Soul
Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts
Secrets of the Vine: Breaking Through to Abundance
The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe
What the Mystics Know: Seven Pathways to Your Deeper Self
The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions
The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology
Radiant: How to Have All the Energy You Need to Live a Life You Love
Simply Enough: Create Space for What Matters
The Shape of Mercy
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Women Rowing North: Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing as We Age
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth about Extraordinary Results
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People's Lives Better, Too)
Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter and Organize to Make More Room for Happiness
The Overstory
Saints at the River
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
The River
Home Country
The Unofficial Countryside
Arboreal: A Collection of Words from the Woods
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Braiding Sweetgrass
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate--Discoveries from a Secret World
Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness
Set the Page on Fire: Secrets of Successful Writers
Pocket Guide to Publishing: 100 Things Authors Should Know
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Reissue)
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
The Writing Life
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Anniversary)
The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition (Anniversary)
The Reading List
Paris Blue: A Memoir of First Love
Braiding Sweetgrass
84, Charing Cross Road
Meet Me at the Museum
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Movie Tie-In Edition)
Even the Dog Knows
Hamnet
The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride (First Printing)
West with Giraffes
Dear Edward
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Vanishing Half
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
The Shape of Mercy
Heartspoken: How to Write Notes that Connect, Comfort, Encourage, and Inspire
How to Write Heartfelt Letters to Treasure: For Special Occasions and Occasions Made Special
Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience (Main)
Letters of Note: Volume 2: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience
I Want to Thank You: How a Year of Gratitude Can Bring Joy and Meaning in a Disconnected World
Write Back Soon!: Adventures in Letter Writing
The Art of the Handwritten Note: A Guide to Reclaiming Civilized Communication
A Modern Guide to Writing Thank-You Notes
365 Thank Yous: The Year a Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life
How the Post Office Created America: A History
The Thank-You Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time
Letter Writing Made Easy!: Featuring Sample Letters for Hundreds of Common Occasions
Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter
If You Find This Letter: My Journey to Find Purpose Through Hundreds of Letters to Strangers
A Letter A Week: Your guide to writing and mailing 52 handwritten letters during the year
The Night Before Christmas Coloring Book: The Classic Edition, the New York Times Bestseller (Christmas Activities, Gifts for Kids, Family Traditions, Chr
Advent and Christmas Wisdom from St. Vincent de Paul
C. S. Lewis' Little Book of Wisdom: Meditations on Faith, Life, Love, and Literature
Season of Promises: Praying Through Advent with Julian of Norwich, Thomas Á Kempis, Caryll Houselander, Thomas Merton, Brother Lawrence, M
Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas
Shadow and Light: A Journey Into Advent
Preparing for Christmas: Daily Meditations for Advent
Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days
Christmas Crossroads: 30 Devotionals for the Holiday Season
Pedaling West (First Softcover)
Blind Turn
Flashes of Life: True Tales of the Extraordinary Ordinary
Bottom Feeder
Llewellyn's Little Book of Dragons
Z: A Dystopian Millennium Novel
Catch a Falling Star
Trinity 3.11: Amiko, Empress of the Kensho Era
Dragons for Beginners: Ancient Creatures in a Modern World
Homesong
Girls' Weekend
I'm Not Her
I Am Lazarus
Practicing Normal
Live Intentionally: 65 Challenges for a Healthier, Happier Life