New Year Reading List 2023 (17 books)

Kick off the new year with our selection of titles in spirituality and wellness! Learn about the benefits of public space for creativity and health, how to improve your memory, spiritual memoir, living a resilient life, and many more topics to improve your life this year. Select one book for each month, find your next read, or add them all to your 2023 reading list now.

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1	Living for Pleasure: An Epicurean Guide to Life by Emily A. Austin 4.18 avg rating — 297 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Growing Moral: A Confucian Guide to Life by Stephen C. Angle 3.58 avg rating — 48 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Our Hearts Are Restless : The Art of Spiritual Memoir by Richard Lischer 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Uses of Delusion: Why It's Not Always Rational to Be Rational by Stuart A. Vyse (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 44 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Healing Hearts and Minds: A Holistic Approach to Coping Well with Congenital Heart Disease by Tracy Livecchi 4.83 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Why We Forget and How To Remember Better: The Science Behind Memory by Andrew E. Budson 3.63 avg rating — 165 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Why Public Space Matters by Setha Low 3.59 avg rating — 106 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	A Better Ape: The Evolution of the Moral Mind and How it Made us Human by Victor Kumar 3.48 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Simple Care of a Hopeful Heart: Mentoring Yourself in Difficult Times by Robert J. Wicks 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Free Will: An Opinionated Guide by Alfred R. Mele 3.43 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Emotion: A Very Short Introduction by Dylan Evans (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 606 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Creativity: A Very Short Introduction by Vlad Glaveanu 3.40 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Spirituality: A Very Short Introduction by Philip Sheldrake 3.35 avg rating — 119 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Nutrition: A Very Short Introduction by David Bender 3.65 avg rating — 179 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Choosing Freedom: A Kantian Guide to Life by Karen Stohr 3.93 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Seeing Clearly: A Buddhist Guide to Life by Nicolas Bommarito 4.01 avg rating — 114 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	On Being and Becoming: An Existentialist Approach to Life by Jennifer Anna Gosetti-Ferencei 3.68 avg rating — 121 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars