The 58 books I read in 2021 – and how I find time to read

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I finished 58 books this year. Occasionally I’ve been asked how I find time to read. Here’s what I’ve said:

• First of all, I love to read. You find time for things you love.
• Second, I keep books all over the place. I have several next to my bed, a couple by the couch in the family room, another in the car – a physical book and an audio book.
• I take a few minutes to read when I first wake up and before I go to bed. If it’s a really good book, I stay up too late to read.
• If I have to wait for my kids at practice or an appointment, I read.
• I read WITH my kids. I usually read one chapter per day with each of them.
• The free HOOPLA app allows me to download excellent books for no cost, so I will listen to books while doing household chores or exercising.
• Before I read any book, I look it up on Goodreads to see what my friends have rated it and what their reviews say. I find that well-written books are easier and faster to read. Click here to follow me on Goodreads.

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List and ratings of the books I read in 2021

• The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino 10/10
• John Adams by Janet Benge 9/10
• Teaching from Rest by Sarah Mckenzie 10/10
• The Writing Life by Annie Dillard 6/10
• Dare to Lead by Brene Brown 8/10
• Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis 7/10
• The Boy on the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson 10/10
• Creativity by Ed Catmull 8/10
• She Persisted: Harriet Tubman by Andrea Pinkney 9/10
• The Book of Waking Up by Seth Haines 9/10
• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen 9/10
• Juicy Pens, Thirsty Paper By S.A.R.K. 9/10
• All Flame by Andrew Arndt 9/10
• How Great is our God: 100 Indescribable Devotions About God and Science by Louie Giglio 10/10
• Never Caught: The story of Ona Judge by Erica Dunbar 8/10
• Who Was Abraham Lincoln? by Janet Pascal 9/10
• The Last Arrow by Erwin McManus 10/10
• Home Front by Kristin Hannah 5/10
• Help Club for Moms: The Wise Woman Believes 10/10
• Remarkable by Brady Boyd 10/10
• Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry 10/10
• The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 9/10
• Confronting Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin 10/10
• Habitudes by Dr. Tim Elmore 9/10
• Who was Frederick Douglas? by April Jones Prince 9/10
• Get Your Life Back by John Eldridge 10/10
• Love Centered Parenting by Crystal Paine 9/10
• Essentialism by Greg McKeown 9/10
• How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie 10/10
• The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley 7/10
• Shadow of the Almighty by Elizabeth Elliot 7/10
• Share your stuff, I’ll go first by Laura Termaine 8/10
• Front Desk by Kelly Yang 10/10
• Thomas Edison by Janet and Geoff Benge 9/10
• Row the Boat by PJ Fleck 8/10
• Unscripted by Ernie Johnson 9/10
• Homegoing by Yaa Gyasa 9/10
• Before you Split by Toni Nieuwhof 10/10
• Brother Andrew by Janet Benge 9/10
• Help Club for Moms: The Wise Woman Stays 10/10
• I survived the attacks on September 11, 2001 by Lauren Tarshish 9/10
• Three Keys by Kelly Yang 5/10
• The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garret Graff 10/10
• Love Does by Bob Goff 10/10
• Clara Barton by Janet Benge 10/10
• Anonymous by Alicia Britt Chole 10/10
• Funny How Life Works by Michael Jr. 10/10
• Hiding in the Open: A Holocaust Memoir 10/10
• Exploring the White House by Kate Brower 7/10
• LadyParts: A Memoir by Deborah Kopaken 6/10
• Green Lights by Matthew McConaughey 7/10
• 10 Habits of Happy Mothers by Dr. Meg Meeker 7/10
• The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor’s Journey Into Christian Faith by Rosaria Butterfield 6/10
• Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl 10/10
• Grandma’s Attic, Book 1 by Arleta Richardson 9/10
• Room To Dream by Kelly Yang 9/10
• Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery 10/10
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 9/10

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