It's time for a little spring reading. Now that it's May, you may find yourself gravitating toward books that inspire you to seize the new season. Amazon's list of 2016's best-sellers so far includes titles to help you clear out and spruce up your digs. A few cookbooks also make this list, if you feel compelled to ditch the wintry baked goods for some fresher fare. There's even a title to provide some early inspiration to anyone searching for a summer romance.
The list now also includes a Harry Potter title, as we creep closer to the release of the next two projects from J.K. Rowling. Unsurprisingly, the roundup still features multiple coloring books. So whether you're stuck on what memoir to suggest for your next book club or searching for your next great collection of recipes, this list is a good place to start. All these titles have a stamp of approval from the reading public.
Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat
By Chrissy Teigen
Your favorite Instagram celeb shares recipes for all the dishes that make her photo feed so hunger-inducing. The cookbook has gotten raves from Bon Appetit, Publisher's Weekly, and Refinery29.
Photo: Courtesy of Clarkson Potter Publishers.
Oh, The Places You'll Go!
By Dr. Seuss
It's almost graduation season! Which means aunts and neighbors across the country will purchase this Dr. Seuss classic for the graduate destined for great things.
Photo: Courtesy of Random House.
To Kill a Mockingbird
By Harper Lee
In the wake of Harper Lee's death this past February, even more people are discovering and revisiting the classic story of Scout, Atticus, and the criminal justice system in the segregated era south.
Photo: Courtesy of Grand Central Publishing.
Me Before You
By Jojo Moyes
Read the story of a woman who falls in love with a man she's caring for — who's paralyzed from the neck down — before the movie, starring Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin, comes out on June 3.
Photo: Courtesy of Penguin Books.
Calm The Fuck Down: An Irreverent Adult Coloring Book
By Sasha O'Hara
Because you really want to draw a line between your coloring book and the entertainment your little cousins carry around.
Photo: Courtesy of CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
By J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany
It doesn't matter that this is a play, not a novel — it's a continuation of the story of the boy who lived, and Harry Potter fans will be reading it.
Photo: Courtesy of Scholastic.
10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse
By JJ Smith
This green smoothie guide promises to get you healthy by making sure you get a ton of leafy vegetables in your daily diet.
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How to Win Friends & Influence People
By Dale Carnegie
This classic, which was first published in 1937, explains how to use your own natural charms to round out your social circle and generally be well-liked in the break room.
Photo: Courtesy of Pocket Books.
When Breath Becomes Air
By Paul Kalanithi
You can read an excerpt from the memoir of the late Paul Kalanithi, a neurosurgeon who started the book after receiving a cancer diagnosis, here. You can also check out the beautiful essay his widow wrote about her grieving process.
Photo: Courtesy of Random House.
Adult Coloring Book: Stress Relieving Animal Designs
By Blue Star Coloring
De-stress as you make a lion 100% more colorful.
Photo: Courtesy of Blue Star Coloring.
Strengths Finder 2.0
By Tom Rath
A self-help book that you can really personalize, this guide helps you discover your unique strengths. And, more importantly, gives you ways you can use those strengths to your advantage.
Photo: Courtesy of Gallup Press.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
By Marie Kondo
With a new year comes the desire to organize. If you commit to the methods outlined by author and Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo you won't need to make a decluttering resolution in 2017. (This is the original tidying up manual we mentioned earlier!)
Photo: Courtesy of Ten Speed Press.
Adult Coloring Books
By Coloring Books for Adults/Twiggler
The adult coloring book trend obviously isn't going anywhere.
Photo: Courtesy of Zing Books.
The 5 Love Languages
By Gary Chapman
Chapman's book explains how to keep your romantic relationships strong.
Photo: Courtesy of Northfield Publishing.
Adult Coloring Book Designs
By Adult Coloring Book Designs/Twiggler
As you color, get inspired for your home-decor projects — that pattern could be perfect for your walls.
Photo: Courtesy of Twiggler.
Whole30
By Melissa Hartwig and Dallas Hartwig
A guide to the Whole30 program, which asks those who follow it to eat fish, meat, vegetables, fruit and nuts, and skip things like alcohol, refined sugar, and grains. The book offers a variety of recipes featuring the allowed foods.
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