I read these 19 books in 2019. You should too.

I love to read.

Two young kids, a (relatively) young marriage, a full-time sales job, and two part-time writing jobs presents some… shall we say… challenges to that end. But beginning a chapter over some morning coffee or taking a book with me on my lunch hour or falling asleep trying to finish what I’m reading is a much-needed respite in what is otherwise a busy life.

I’m always reading something, but I’ve never really set out with a goal in mind. That changed in January. I had finished my latest book just after New Year’s Day and 2019 was flashing all around me.

“Maybe I can try to read 19 books in ‘19.”

And I did. And I’m compiling my list of 20 books for 2020 as we speak.

So, here goes… the 19 books in ‘19 and luckily I picked books that were really, really good.

1. Bad Blood by John Carryrou
2. The Autobiography of Malcolm X (As Told to Alex Haley)
3. The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place by Andy Crouch
4. Social Media Is Bullshit by B.J. Mendelson
5. Hood by Stephen Lawhead
6. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
7. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
8. The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
9. Jags To Riches: The Cinderella Season of the Jacksonville Jaguars by John Oehser and Pete Prisco
10. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
11. C.S. Lewis: A Biography by A.N. Wilson
12. Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
13. Perelandra by C.S. Lewis
14. That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis
15. Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
16. Death Star by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry
17. 96 Ways To Rise and Grind by C.D. Carter
18. Strange Planet by Nathan Pyle
19. Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN by James Andrew Miller