Monday, March 17, 2025

Top Ten Books on My Spring TBR


I'm linking up with That Artsy Reader Girl for another Top Ten Tuesday.

It's time for planning another season of reading! I read most of the books on my Winter TBR list; I'm still listening to The Only Plane in the Sky, and I abandoned Women Who Run with the Wolves in the first chapter. Here are ten of the books I plan to read this spring!
1. All About Love by bell hooks
This book has been mentioned multiple times in my online communities the past month, so that always feels like a sign from the universe to pick something up. I have enjoyed hooks' other work that I've read, so I'm sure this will be great as well.
2. Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
Long-time readers will know how much I adored Burnout, which Nagoski wrote with her sister, but I've also heard Nagoski speak on multiple podcasts about her first book, and I always love what she has to say. I'm looking forward to finally reading it!
3. Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
My partner mentioned really liking the movie of this and wanting to watch it with me. The book was already on my list, so I decided to bump it up for this season.
4. Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
I can always use a good dose of middle grade! This one is a modern classic that has been on my list for a long time, so I'm going to prioritize it this time around.
5. Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green
I've read all of John Green's books and don't plan to make this new one an exception! I've enjoyed learning more about the history of tuberculosis from his videos as he's done a deep dive on this the past few years, and it'll be great to see all of it come together in his latest book.
6. Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings
After being disappointed by Belly of the Beast, I figured I should instead read the book that was already on my might-want-to-read list that the author kept citing.
7. Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
This has been on my list for a long time, and a friend recently mentioned it (possibly she was rereading it?), and it seemed like a good time to finally tackle it!
8. Money for Couples by Ramit Sethi
I've been a fan of Sethi's work since I Will Teach You to Be Rich, but I didn't know he had a new book and related podcast until it was mentioned on the What Should I Read Next? podcast not too long ago. I'm interested to see what he's put together in this one.
9. Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
I finally read Parable of the Sower earlier this year and liked it enough to be interested in the sequel, but there was a 14-week hold on the audiobook so I'm still waiting!
10. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
Every since finishing the Penderwicks series, there's a hole in my heart for a good middle grade sibling series, so this jumped out to me from my might-want-to-read list. Let's hope I like it!

What do you plan to read this spring?

Looking back:
One year ago I was reading: Elatsoe and We Are Not Free
Five years ago I was reading: Paradise Lost and Red, White & Royal Blue
Ten years ago I was reading: Jesus Calling, Baby-Led Weaning, These Is My Words, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, and Because of Winn-Dixie