Book Index A-F - Luggage and Literature

A listing of every book listed on this site, with the year that the book was read, links to the post where the book was reviewed, mentioned, or abandoned, as well as affiliate links to purchase the book. This index is sorted by author’s last name. This portion covers author last names A-F.

Author Last Name: A

Abbott, Karen: Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War–2019 March 2019 Reading List

Abbott, Mildred: Cruel Candy (Cozy Corgi Mysteries Book 1) –2023 February 2023 Reading List

Adair, Bobby and Piperbrook T.W.: The Last Survivors–2015 What I Read (August and September 2015)

Adams, Mark: Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time–2015 What I Read (November 2015)

Adamson, Heath: The Bush Always Burns: Jesus in the Unannounced Moments of Life–2015 What I Read (November 2015)

Agee, Jonis: Bones of Paradise–2022 August 2022 Reading List

Aharoni, Sara: The First Mrs. Rothschild–2020 July 2020 Reading List, August 2020 Reading List

Ahmed, Qanta A.: In the Land of Invisible Women –2023 August 2023 Reading List

Albala, Ken: History of Bourbon–2020 October 2020 Reading List

Albom, Mitch: The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto–2019 August 2019 Reading List, Favorite Books of 2019

Alcorn, Randy: God’s Promise of Happiness–2015 What I Read (November 2015)

Alcorn, Randy: Money, Possessions, and Eternity–2021 November 2021 Reading List

Alcott, Louisa May: Little Women–Prior to the blog April 2020 Reading List

Alcott, Louisa May: Good Wives–2020 April 2020 Reading List

Alexander, Eileen: Love in the Blitz: The Long-Lost Letters of a Brilliant Young Woman to Her Beloved on the Front–2021 March 2021 Reading List

Alexandra, Belinda: White Gardenia–2019 June 2019 Reading List

Allen, Jennie: Find Your People–2022 August 2022 Reading List, September 2022 Reading List

Allende, Isabel: Daughter of Fortune–2016 What I Read (October 2016), 2016 PopSugar Reading Challenge Wrap-Up

Allison, Will: What You Have Left–2019 August 2019 Reading List

Allitt, Patrick: The Life and Times of Prince Albert–2022 September 2022 Reading List

Anderson, Jeff: Plastic Donuts: Giving That Delights the Heart of the Father–2018 May 2018 Reading List

Anderson, M.T.: Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad–2019-2020 December 2019 Reading List, January 2020 Reading List, Favorite Books of 2020

Anderson, Suzanne Elizabeth: A Map of Heaven–2020 September 2020 Reading List

Andrade, Romuald: Procrastination, Zap Your Procrastination–2015 What I Read (June 2015)

Ange, Michael: Diver Down: Real-World SCUBA Accidents and How to Avoid Them–2016 What I Read (March 2016)

Angone, Paul: Listen to Your Day –2023 August 2023 Reading List

Ankerberg, John and Weldon, John: Knowing the Truth About Jesus the Messiah–2017 June 2017 Reading List

Ansari, Aziz and Klineberg, Eric: Modern Romance: An Investigation–2016 What I Read (December 2016)

Armstrong, Cathleen: Welcome to Last Chance–2017 Roatan Reading List

Armstrong, Heather B.: The Valedictorian of Being Dead: The True Story of Dying Ten Times to Live–2019 Virgin Islands Travel Reading List

Arzon, Robin: Shut Up and Run: How to Get Up, Lace Up, and Sweat with Swagger–2019 March 2019 Reading List

Ash, Mary Kay: Miracles Happen–2020 March 2020 Reading List

Asher, Mark J.: All That Ails You: The Adventures of a Canine Caregiver–2015 What I Read (Jacksonville and Gainesville, Florida)

Ashford, Lindsay Jayne: The Snow Gypsy–2019 January 2019 Reading List

Ashford, Lindsay Jayne: The Woman on the Orient Express–2017 What I Read (January 2017)

Atkinson, Kate: Transcription–2021 April 2021 Reading List, Favorite Books of 2021

Atwood, Margaret: My Evil Mother–2022 May 2022 Reading List

Atwood, Margaret: The Handmaid’s Tale–2015 What I Read (Roatan)

Atwood, Margaret: The Testaments–2019 Virgin Islands Travel Reading List, Favorite Books of 2019

Atwood, Margaret: The Heart Goes Last–2017 Cleveland Ohio Reading List, Favorite Books of 2017

Audible Originals: Gather ‘Round the Sound: Holiday Stories from Beloved Authors and Great Performers Across the Globe–2018 December 2018 Reading List

Audible Originals: Strong Ending: A Journey from Combat to Comedy–2019 April 2019 Reading List

Auel, Jean M.: Earth’s Children Book #1 The Clan of the Cave Bear–2019 November 2019 Reading List, December 2019 Reading List, Favorite Books of 2019

Auel, Jean M.: Earth’s Children Book #2 The Valley of Horses–2019 December 2019 Reading List

Auel, Jean M.: Earth’s Children Book #3 The Mammoth Hunters –2023 September 2023 Reading List

Augustine, St.: Confessions–2022 October 2022 Reading List

Augustine, St.: The City of God–2022 July 2022 Reading List

Austen, Jane: Lady Susan, The Watsons, and Sanditon–2022March 2022 Reading List

Austen, Jane: Love and Friendship and Other Early Works–2022 April 2022 Reading List

Austen, Jane: Pride and Prejudice–Prior to blog November 2017 Reading List

Austin, Lynn: Until We Reach Home–2022 May 2022 Reading List

Avilan, Victoria: The Art of Peeling an Orange–2018 December 2018 Reading List, 2018 Reading Challenge Wrap-Up

Author Last Name: B

Bach, David: Fight for Your Money: How to Stop Getting Ripped Off and Save a Fortune–2020 January 2020 Reading List

Backman, Fredrik: A Man Called Ove–2017 March 2017 Reading List, 2017 Reading Challenge Wrap-Up

Ball, Edward: The Sweet Hell Inside: The Rise of an Elite Black Family in the Segregated South–2020 October 2020 Reading List

Barbeieri, Heather: The Lace Makers of Glenmara–2022 February 2022 Reading List

Barbour Publishing, Inc., Count Your Blessings: Inspiration from the Beloved Hymn–2018 November 2018 Reading List, 2018 Reading Challenge Wrap-Up

Barrento, Pedro: The Prince and the Singularity – A Circular Tale–2015 What I Read (May 2015)

Barrett, Andrea: The Air We Breathe–2019 August 2019 Reading List

Barrie, J.M.: Peter Pan–2020 January 2020 Reading List, February 2020 Reading List

Barrows, Annie and Shaffer, Mary Ann: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society–2018 March 2018 Reading List

Barry, John M.: The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History–2020 April 2020 Reading List, Favorite Books of 2020

Barry, Nathan: Authority–2017 What I Read (January 2017)

Barsky, Steven M.: Deeper Sport Diving and Dive Computers–2016 What I Read (Cayman Islands)

Battles, Ryan: The 9 Habits of Successful Entrepreneurs–2015 What I Read (August and September 2015)

Bauer, Shane: American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment–2019 September 2019 Reading List

Beasley, Cassie: Circus Mirandus–2017 November 2017 Reading List, December 2017 Reading List

Beck, Judith S.: The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person–2017 June 2017 Reading List, July 2017 Reading List, August 2017 Reading List, September 2017 Reading List, October 2017 Reading List, October 2020 Reading List, November 2020 Reading List, December 2020 Reading List

Bender, Aimee: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake–2019 Virgin Islands Travel Reading List

Benedict, Marie: The Other Einstein–2017 November 2017 Reading List

Benjamin, Melanie: The Girls in the Picture–2021 July 2021 Reading List, August 2021 Reading List, September 2021 Reading List

Berendt, John: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil–2018 May 2018 Reading List, June 2018 Reading List, Favorite Books of 2018, 2018 Reading Challenge Wrap-Up

Berendt, John: The City of Falling Angels–2020 September 2020 Reading List, October 2020 Reading List

Berns, Gregory: How Dogs Love Us: A Neuroscientist and His Adopted Dog Decode the Canine Brain–2019 February 2019 Reading List

Berry, Sam and Kamen Goldmark, Kathi: Write That Book Already!: The Tough Love You Need To Get Published Now–2015 What I Read (April 2015)

Bhutto, Benazir: Daughter of Destiny–2020 September 2020 Reading List

Bilton, Nick: American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road–2021 January 2021 Reading List, Favorite Books of 2021

Bleeker, Emily: Wreckage–2016 What I Read (July 2016), 2016 PopSugar Reading Challenge Wrap-Up, Favorite Books of 2016

Blooms, Ashley: Where I Can’t Follow–2023 April 2023 Reading List

Blum, James K.: The Stargazing Companion–2018 June 2018 Reading List

Blum, Jenna: Those Who Save Us–2019 April 2019 Reading List

Blum, Yoav: The Coincidence Makers–2019 December 2019 Reading List

Bogel, Anne: I’d Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life–2019 April 2019 Reading List, Favorite Books of 2019

Boland, Shalini: Outside–2015 What I Read (November 2015)

Bolz-Weber, Nadia: Accidental Saints –2023 September 2023 Reading List

Bomann, Corina: The Moonlit Garden–2016 What I Read (March 2016), 2016 PopSugar Reading Challenge Wrap-Up

Bowden, Mark: Black Hawk Down–2021 August 2021 Reading List, Favorite Books of 2021

Bowden, Mark: Guests of the Ayatollah: The Iran Hostage Crisis: The First Battle in America’s War with Militant Islam–2014 What I Read (Orlando)

Bowen, Rhys: Above the Bay of Angels–2021 May 2021 Reading List, June 2021 Reading List

Bowen, Rhys: In Farleigh Field–2018 June 2018 Reading List

Bowen, Rhys: The Venice Sketchbook–2022 July 2022 Reading List

Bowen, Rhys: The Victory Garden–2019 June 2019 Reading List

Bowen, Rhys: What Child Is This–2019 July 2019 Reading List

Boyd, Robert T.: Paul The Apostle –2023 July 2023 Reading List, August 2023 Reading List

Boyle, Gregory: Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion–2015 What I Read (Bonaire), Favorite Books of 2015

Brach, Tara: Trusting the Gold: Uncovering Your Natural Goodness –2021 November 2021 Reading List, December 2021 Reading List

Brackston, Paula: The Winter Witch–2021 October 2021 Reading List

Brackston, Paula: The Witch’s Daughter–2021 October 2021 Reading List, Favorite Books of 2021

Bradbury, Ray: Fahrenheit 451–2016 What I Read (September 2016), 2016 PopSugar Reading Challenge Wrap-Up

Bradbury, Ray: Something Wicked This Way Comes–2020 September 2020 Reading List, October 2020 Reading List

Bradbury, Ray: The Halloween Tree–2021 October 2021 Reading List

Bradbury, Ray: The Illustrated Man–2020 October 2020 Reading List

Brammer, Deb and Brammer, Art: I Survived!: 5 Bible Characters Who Survived Disasters–2020 March 2020 Reading List

Brake, Colin, Chapman, Patrick, Hollingham, Richard, Kurti, Richard, Nelson, Sue, Quigley, Helen, Sewell, and Andrew Mark: The Space Race–2020 September 2020 Reading List

Brestin, Dee: The Friendships of Women: The Beauty and Power of God’s Plan for Us (Dee Brestin’s Series)–2015 What I Read (April 2015)

Brett, Dave: Travel Hacking–2016 What I Read (December 2016)

Brierley, Saroo: A Long Way Home–2018 January 2018 Reading List, February 2018 Reading List

Brinkmann, Vinzenz, Dreyfus, Renee, and Koch-Brinkmann, Ulrike: Gods in Color: Polychromy in the Ancient World–2018 May 2018 Reading List, June 2018 Reading List

Brittain, Vera: Testament of Youth: An Autobiographical Study Of The Years 1900-1925–2018 February 2018 Reading List, March 2018 Reading List, April 2018 Reading List, May 2018 Reading List, June 2018 Reading List, July 2018 Reading List, August 2018 Reading List, September 2018 Reading List

Bronte, Charlotte: Villette–2020 April 2020 Reading List, May 2020 Reading List

Bronte, Emily, Spencer, Nick, and Pipe, Jim: Wuthering Heights (Graphic Classics)–2018March 2018 Reading List

Brooks, Max: Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre–2020 July 2020 Reading List, Favorite Books of 2020, June 2021 Reading List

Brown, Brene: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience–2022 January 2022 Reading List

Brown, Brene: Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone–2021 August 2021 Reading List

Brown, Brene: Dare to Lead–2021 September 2021 Reading List, Favorite Books of 2021

Brown, Brene: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead–2021 July 2021 Reading List, Favorite Books of 2021

Brown, Brene: I Thought It Was Just Me (But It isn’t)–2021 December 2021 Reading List

Brown, Brene: Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead–2021 July 2021 Reading List, Favorite Books of 2021

Brown, Brene: Rising Strong as a Spiritual Practice–2021 August 2021 Reading List

Brown, Brene: The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are–2021 July 2021 Reading List

Brown, Hajii: How To Achieve Goals When Failure Isn’t An Option–2015 What I Read (July 2015)

Brown, Michael L.: Whatever Happened to the Power of God?/It’s Time to Rock the Boat–2016 What I Read (June 2016)

Brown, Tina: The Vanity Fair Diaries: 1983-1992–2018 February 2018 Reading List, Favorite Books of 2018

Browne, David: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young: The Wild, Definitive Saga of Rock’s Greatest Supergroup–2019-2020 November 2019 Reading List, December 2019 Reading List, January 2020 Reading List, February 2020 Reading List

Browne, David: So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead–2017 November 2017 Reading List, December 2017 Reading List, January 2018 Reading List, February 2018 Reading List

Brubaker Bradley, Kimberly: The War That Saved My Life–2018 April 2018 Reading List, May 2018 Reading List, Favorite Books of 2018

Brubaker Bradley, Kimberly: The War I Finally Won–2018 May 2018 Reading List, 2018 Reading Challenge Wrap-Up

Bryan, Helen: The Sisterhood–2015 What I Read (Roatan)

Bryan, Helen: War Brides–Prior to the blog What I Read (Roatan)

Bugliosi, Vincent and Gentry, Curt: Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders–2019 January 2019 Reading List, February 2019 Reading List

Bunyan, John: The Pilgrim’s Progress–2019 May 2019 Reading List, June 2019 Reading List, July 2019 Reading List

Burke, Tarana and Brown, Brene: You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience–2021 September 2021 Reading List, October 2021 Reading List

Burns, Anna: Milkman –2022 July 2022 Reading List

Busiek, Kurt and Ross, Alex: Marvels–2016 What I Read (December 2016), 2016 PopSugar Reading Challenge Wrap-Up

Butler, Julia: The Last Encore–2015 What I Read (November 2015)

Byrd, Max: Pont Neuf–2020 June 2020 Reading List

Author Last Name: C

Cahalan, Susannah: The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness –2021 October 2021 Reading List, November 2021 Reading List, Favorite Books of 2021

Callahan, Maureen: American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century–2020 February 2020 Reading List

Callahan, Patti: Becoming Mrs. Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis–2019 February 2019 Reading List

Cain, Susan: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking–2015 What I Read (February 2015)

Caine, Christine: Unshakeable: 365 Devotions for Finding Unwavering Strength in God’s Word–2020 January 2020 Reading List, February 2020 Reading List, March 2020 Reading List, April 2020 Reading List, May 2020 Reading List, June 2020 Reading List, July 2020 Reading List, August 2020 Reading List, September 2020 Reading List, October 2020 Reading List, November 2020 Reading List, December 2020 Reading List

Camden, Elizabeth: Toward the Sunrise: An Until the Dawn Novella–2015 What I Read (October 2015)

Cameron, Laurie J.: The Power of Self-Compassion–2020 February 2020 Reading List

Cameron, Sharon: Bluebird –2023 June 2023 Reading List

Camus, Albert: The Stranger–2017 June 2017 Reading List

Capote, Truman: Breakfast At Tiffany’s: A Short Novel and Three Stories (House of Flowers, A Diamond Guitar, A Christmas Memory)–2023 January 2023 Reading List

Card, Orson Scott: Ender’s Game–Prior to the blog April 2021 Reading List, May 2021 Reading List

Carey, Ella: From a Paris Balcony–2019 February 2019 Reading List, March 2019 Reading List

Carey, Ella: The House by the Lake–2017 March 2017 Reading List, April 2017 Reading List

Carnarvon, The Countess: Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle–2018 Philippines Travel Reading List

Carosella, Amalia: Helen of Sparta–2015 What I Read (April 2015)

Carroll, Lewis: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland–2018 2018 Reading Challenge Wrap-Up

Cass, Keira: The Selection Series Book #1 The Selection–2018 Washington DC Reading List

Cass, Keira: The Selection Series Book #2 The Elite–2018 Washington DC Reading List

Cass, Keira: The Selection Series Book #3 The One–2018 Washington DC Reading List

Cass, Keira: The Selection Series Book #4 The Heir–2020 April 2020 Reading List

Cass, Keira: The Selection Series Book #5 The Crown–2020 June 2020 Reading List

Cass, Keira: The Selection Series Companion Happily Ever After–2018 Washington DC Reading List