Searching for books to read? Whether you enjoy classic books, romance novels, thrillers, biographies, self-help and self-improvement, feel-good, humor, or something in between, here are some good books you should add to your reading list.

DISCIPLINE IS DESTINY
Author: Ryan Holiday
In Discipline Is Destiny, Holiday draws on the stories of historical figures readers can emulate as experts in self-discipline, teaching the power of determination and balance—cautioning against the perils of extravagance and hedonism. Embracing the heart of Stoicism (courage, temperance, justice, and wisdom) through engaging examples, Holiday guides you down the path to self-mastery.

A BEAUTIFUL MIND
Author: Sylvia Nasar
In this unauthorized biography, Nasar tracks the life of mathematical genius, economist, and Nobel Prize-winning John Nash through his career and struggles with schizophrenia. It won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1998 and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in biography. The inspiration for an Academy Award-winning movie, this classic story is a drama about the mystery of the human mind, triumph over adversity, and the healing power of love. 

THREE NIGHTS IN ITALY
Author: Olivia Beirne
Explore the Italian countryside in this adventurous, hilarious, heartwarming novel about love, second chances, and the importance of not taking life for granted. Follow a group of women of different ages and at different stages of life, including Zoe, who returns to Italy to help with the auction of her grandmother’s belongings. Zoe, her mother, and Zoe’s best friend Harriet find themselves on a trip through the hills to discover more about each other—and themselves—than they could ever imagine.

SUMMER AT THE ICE CREAM CAFE
Author: Jo Thomas
If you’re looking for a book of love, warmth, tears, and laughter, Summer at The Ice Cream Café is an uplifting, escapist, and romantic story. Read about Beca Valentino, who buys a home in her hometown and realizes returning home isn’t as easy as she thought. While trying to build the foster family she dreams of, she finds herself wondering if she’s made a terrible mistake…until she finds an old family recipe book and inspiration strikes—but so does disaster.

BUILD THE LIFE YOU WANT: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF GETTING HAPPIER
Author: Arthur C. Brooks, Oprah Winfrey
Among new book releases, this one has been very highly anticipated. These two authors offer science-backed solutions that they say will help anyone—regardless of circumstances—build family, friendship, work, and faith, and change their lives for the better. The instant #1 New York Times Best Seller shows you how to improve your life right now rather than waiting for the outside world to change.

FOUR SEASONS IN JAPAN
Author: Nick Bradley
In this story-within-a-story, Nick Bradley writes about an American translator living in Tokyo who stumbles across a lost book on the subway. Compelled to translate the book, she finds herself drawn into the tale of Kyo and his grandmothers across the four changing seasons in rural Japan. Soon, the translator feels inspired to go beyond the pages of the book and track down the author. The story explores literature, love, human connection, Japanese culture, and the disillusion of youth through beautiful imagery, craft, and thoughtfulness.

CROOK MANIFESTO
Author: Colson Whitehead
New York Times Best Seller and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner continues his Harlem saga in this powerful and entertaining novel summoning 1970s New York and all of its seedy glory. This darkly funny tale of a city under siege also explores the meaning of family as the crooked duo battles their way through a crumbling metropolis run by the shady, violent, and corrupted. While you don’t have to read the other in the series to enjoy Crook Manifesto, you may also be interested in the previous book, Harlem Shuffle.

BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN
Author: Jessica Knoll
When two women from opposite sides of the country are brought together by violent acts by the same man, they become allies in arms as they pursue the justice that would otherwise elude them. Knoll blends elements of both psychological suspense and true crime in this exhilarating, fast-paced thriller about the tabloid fascination with evil and dynamic women who have real stories to tell.

DESERTION
Author: Abdulrazak Gurnah
This previously out-of-print 2005 novel was recently re-released, telling the tale of an illicit love affair between an Englishman and East African woman who nurses him back to health after he mysteriously wanders into her village in 1899. The consequences of their romance during the era of British colonialism ripple out and lead to unforeseen personal and political repercussions.

INTO THE WILD
Author: Jon Krakauer
In April 1992, a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked into the wilderness of Mt. McKinley after giving his savings to charity, abandoning his car and most of his possessions, and inventing a new life for himself. Four months later, his body was found by a moose hunter. This book tells the true story of Christopher Johnson McCandless and how his innocent mistakes and adventure became irreversible…and fatal.

A HEARTBREAKING WORK OF STAGGERING GENIUS
Author: Dave Eggers
While written in 2000, this moving memoir—a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize—tells the tale of a college senior raising his eight-year-old brother after the death of both their parents. This funny, ironic, maddening, and influential novel helps redefine both family and narrative for the twenty-first century.