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I’m spending my Covid-19 lockdown by reading books and drawing their covers. Here's what I've read so far!

Eat A Peach: A Memoir

Biography

Eat A Peach: A Memoir

David Chang
Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum

Non-Fiction

Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum

Michael McCreary
Interior Chinatown: A Novel

Fiction

Interior Chinatown: A Novel

Charles Yu
A Promised Land

Biography

A Promised Land

Barack Obama
Fifty Words for Rain: A Novel

Fiction

Fifty Words for Rain: A Novel

Asha Lemmie
Brown Skin, White Minds Filipino: American Postcolonial Psychology

Psychology

Brown Skin, White Minds Filipino: American Postcolonial Psychology

E.J.R. David
User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play

Technology

User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play

Cliff Kuang, Robert Fabricant
The Midnight Library

Fantasy

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig
Just Enough Research

Design

Just Enough Research

Erika Hall
The Flatshare

Romance

The Flatshare

Beth O'Leary
Uncanny Valley: A Memoir

Technology

Uncanny Valley: A Memoir

Anna Wiener
1984

Dystopian

1984

George Orwell
The Vanishing Half

Fiction

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

Nonfiction

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

James Clear
The Expendables

Business

The Expendables

Jeff Rubin
Weather: A Novel

Fiction

Weather: A Novel

Jenny Offill
Why We Sleep: Unlocking The Power of Sleep and Dreams

Science

Why We Sleep: Unlocking The Power of Sleep and Dreams

Matthew Walker, PhD
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy

Family

Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy

Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant
Hector and the Search for Happiness

Fiction

Hector and the Search for Happiness

François Lelord
Design for Cognitive Bias

Design

Design for Cognitive Bias

David Dylan Thomas
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Fiction

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J.K. Rowling
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion

Essays

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion

Jia Tolentino
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

Business

Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

Cal Newport
A Warning

Political Science

A Warning

Anonymous
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know

Social studies

Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know

Malcolm Gladwell
Presenting Design Work

Design

Presenting Design Work

Donna Spencer
The Last Story of Mina Lee

Fiction

The Last Story of Mina Lee

Nancy Jooyoun Kim
The Coddling of the American: Mind How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure

Social Science

The Coddling of the American: Mind How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure

Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt
Becoming

Biography

Becoming

Michelle Obama
The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You

Business

The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You

Julie Zhuo
The Book of Lost Names

Historical Fiction

The Book of Lost Names

Kristin Harmel
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone

Well-Being

Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone

Brené Brown
See You on the Internet: Building Your Small Business with Digital Marketing

Business

See You on the Internet: Building Your Small Business with Digital Marketing

Avery Swartz
The Farm

Fiction

The Farm

Joanne Ramos
Normal People

Fiction

Normal People

Sally Rooney
Cat's Cradle

Fiction

Cat's Cradle

Kurt Vonnegut
David and Goliath

Sociology

David and Goliath

Malcolm Gladwell
Little Fires Everywhere

Fiction

Little Fires Everywhere

Celeste Ng
Big Little Lies

Mystery

Big Little Lies

Liane Moriarty
Ruined by Design

Design

Ruined by Design

Mike Monteiro
Saint Gianna Her Life of Joy and Heroic Sacrifice

Christianity

Saint Gianna Her Life of Joy and Heroic Sacrifice

Giuliana Pelucchi
The Handmaid's Tale

Fiction

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood
The Grownup

Fiction

The Grownup

Gillian Flynn
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Psychology

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Angela Duckworth
The Return of the Prodigal Son

Christianity

The Return of the Prodigal Son

Henri Nouwen
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America

Social Sciences

Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America

Beth Macy
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

Social Sciences

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

Malcolm Gladwell

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