I have written before about my Russian heritage and fair skin, my love of the cold and the snow, and my general dislike of the summer, the beach, and summer beachy reads.
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When I pick books up, I seem to do so randomly. Their stories, likewise, are unpredictable transmissions, piped in from times and places that often no longer exist — at least in the states depicted in their pages.
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As someone with Russian heritage, I’ve never been partial to summer, beach days, or beachy books. I’m a fall girl: Days shorten, winds chill, and I joyfully anticipate the invigorating cold and snow.
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I lay in a rescue toboggan — the emergency-red sled ski patrols use to transport injured skiers to safety — whizzing down a run ironically called Twister, pelted on all sides by cold, biting February snow, peering into a chasm of questions.
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My love of reading was built on a foundation of fiction. I have vivid memories of reading under a tree in Westchester with one of our family’s many dogs, devouring Gone with the Wind. This love would extend through my travels of early adulthood — to the otherworldly classics of French and Russian literature.
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I didn’t plan to spend most of 2022 reading books about the darkness of the human spirit. But whether it was a coincidence or an unconscious effort to match the darkness of the year, that’s what happened.
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Here are some of the most impactful books I've read so far this year. I heartily recommend them to anyone looking to fuel their own personal growth journeys.
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As has become a holiday tradition, I’ve compiled my top 10 books of 2021. They cover a wide spectrum — novels, graphic novels, pandemic nonfiction, rock star memoir — and they all shimmer with one (or more) of my four G’s: Grit, Grace, Growth, and Gratitude. As my gift to you, here are 10 books that, if you need a good read, won’t let you down. As always, I welcome dialogue — what would be on your top 10 list?
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As America started its painful process of breaking up with its tyrannical commander-in-Cheeto, I experienced my own little breakup. A global pandemic ravished the world, and I left corporate America. I was tired of not being able to say what I wanted, when I wanted, how I wanted. I loved my work, and I loved my clients, but after 40 years in corporate environments, it was time to spread my wings — and to raise my voice.
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A lot of money-oriented people don’t see the point in writing. A lot of corporate communications are filled with typos, dry language, and other missed opportunities to generate meaning. I went away from the literary arts for a long time, focusing on my career. But I came back when I desperately needed answers. I’m never leaving again.
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For every 1 billionaire, there are more than 100,000 people in poverty around the world. Particularly in light of the K-shaped recovery (thanks Peter Atwater), I think we’re forced to ask ourselves: Does happiness for some rely on the suffering of others?
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With grit, grace and growth much of the time, and gratitude always, I thank you for your friendship and your support, and wish you good health, peace and joy in the coming year. I present to you my 2020, this chaotic year, Randy’s favorite books in a time of Coronavirus.
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