After my successful focus in reading 41 books last year, I double down to try to read a book per week in 2021.

And ended up reading 56 books in 2022!

I also continued focusing on making sure I read from racially diverse authors (🖤), and more women (👑)!

For books I loved and would recommend, I’ve included Amazon, Good Reads, or other links below.

Otherwise if you’re curious about a book, just leave a comment and I’ll send you the cliff notes so you don’t have to waste your time. 🙂

Without further adieu, here’s my list of the 56 books I read in 2021:

My Personal + Business Development Books of 2021

1. From Clutter to Clarity, Kerri Richardson 👑
2. On Her Own Ground, A’lelia Bundles 🖤👑
3. Likeable Social Media, Dave Kerpen
4. It’s Not Your Money, Tosha Silver 👑
5. Pretty Mess, Erika Jayne 👑
6. Scaling Up, Vern Harnish
7. Power vs Force, David R. Hawkins
8. Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink and Leif Babis
9. The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World, Susan Veness 👑
10. Feminine Genius, Liyana Silver 👑
11. Me and White Supremacy, Layla F. Saad 🖤👑
12. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck, Mark Manson
13. Effortless, Greg Mckeown
14. We Should All Be Millionaires, Rachel Rodgers 🖤👑
15. High Performance Habits, Brendon Burchard
16. Driven To Distraction at Work, Edward Hallowell, MD
17. Turn The Ship Around, L. David Marquet
18. The Game of Life and How to Play It, Florence Scovel Shinn 👑
19. The Way of Integrity, Martha Beck 👑
20. Well That Escalated Quickly, Franchesca Ramsey 🖤👑
21. Instructions for Happiness and Success, Susie Pearl 👑
22. Digital Minimalism, Cal Newport
23. Accounting Made Simple, Mike Piper
24. You Were Born For This, Chani Nichols 👑
25. No Limits, John Maxwell
26. Built to Last, Jim Collins and Jerry Porras
27. Financial Intelligence, Karen Bergman and Joe Knight 👑
28. Magnetic Marketing, Dan Kennedy
29. Fix This Next, Mike Michalowicz
30. B.O.S.S. Moves, Myron Golden 🖤
31. 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing, Al Ries and Jack Trout
32. Dare to Lead, Brene Brown 👑
33. Manage Your Day to Day, 99u as a collection of short essays
34. Million Dollar Family Secrets, Kiana Daniel 👑
35. The Seven Necessary Sind of Women and Girls, Mona Eltahawy 🖤👑
36. The Ultimate Digital Marketing Playbook for Dominating Your Local Area, Krista Mashore 👑
37. Don’t Settle for Safe, Sarah Jakes Roberts 🖤👑
38. The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle

My Fiction Books of 2020

1. The Institute, Stephen King
2. A Study in Scarlet Women, Sherry Thomas 👑
3. Almost Famous Women, Megan Mayhew Bergman 👑
4. Coconut Layer Cake Murder, Joanne Fluke 👑
5. Take Me Apart, Sara Sligar 👑
6. Coffee and Crime, Kelly Hashway 👑
7. Macchiato & Murder, Kelly Hashway 👑
8. Cappuccino & Corpses, Kelly Hashway 👑
9. Frappes & Fatalities, Kelly Hashway 👑
10. Lattes & Lynchings, Kelly Hashway 👑
11. Espresso and Evidence, Kelly Hashway 👑
12. Wild, Cheryl Strayed 👑
13. The Library of Lost and Found, Phaedra Patrick
14. Queenie, Candice Carty-Williams 🖤👑
15. Midwife Murders, James Patterson and Richard DiLallo
16. Chemistry, Weike Wang 🖤👑
17. One Minute Later, Susan Lewis 👑
18. Americanos and Assault, Kelly Hashway 👑

Your Turn:

What was your favorite book you read in 2021? Leave a comment below so I can add it to my 2022 list!