One of my goals for 2018 is to read more, lots more. For me, that means watch less television in the evenings. Should be an easy transition. A few years ago, I rarely watched TV because I always had my nose in a good book. Attacks of lethargy and stress and the lure of all things related to the presidential primaries and election cycle messed my schedule up for a while, but now I’m back into books.

Here are a few of the ones I enjoyed most in 2017:

Best non-fiction medical or self-help:
Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery by Cathryn Jakobson Ramin

 

Best non-fiction on writing:
Overwhelmed Writer Rescue: Boost Productivity, Improve Time Management, and Replenish the Creator Within by Colleen M. Story

 

Best Horror:
The Amazing Mr. Howard by Kenneth W. Harmon

 

Best Thriller:
Trafficked by Peg Brantley

 

Best Western:
A House of Men by Sumner Wilson (releases 12/20/17 — I read an advance review copy)

 

Best Mystery:
The Hunting Hour by Margaret Mizushima

 

 

Favorite book related to politics (but this one is much more than that — the focus is on cybersecurity related to the hacking of the DNC)
Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns That Put Donald Trump in the White House by Donna Brazile

 

I hope you’ll check out some of these authors and their books. Now it’s your turn. Do you have any recommendations for my new year reading list?