Working with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), True North never forgets that March is National Reading Month. Although the month is almost over, reading is always fundamental so grab a good book from our list and enjoy. You’ll discover that True Northerners are into all kinds of literary genres.

Like how some of us enjoy escaping into other people’s scandalous, regal or adverse lives…

BIOGRAPHY

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  Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
  
  “Motivational autobiography about the founder of Nike and Nike’s beginnings. Highly recommend for those with an entrepreneurial spirit.”
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  Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
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  Queen Victoria by E. Gordon Browne
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  Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive by Stephanie Land

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  The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
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  We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby

Others prefer leaving the confines of the real world and real people…

FICTION

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  Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
  
  “Highly recommend if you’re into mystery, nature, outcast-type character, and MURDER.”
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  An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
  
  “A moving depiction of race, marriage, and the American dream.”
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  The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
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  What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
  
  “If you like Big Little Lies I highly recommend it!”
  

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  All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Some True Northerners have a sense of humor…

HUMOR

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  Lucky Dog by Mark Barrowcliffe
  
  “Hilarious British humor. Main character is a dog. What’s not to like?”
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  The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally

Others think you’re never too old to learn something new…

NONFICTION

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  Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink
  
  “Hilarious British humor. Main character is a dog. What’s not to like?”
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  The Buddha Walks into a Bar by Lodro Rinzler
  
  “I wanted to learn about meditation without feeling like I was reading a textbook. It’s a fun read and easy to follow!”
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  The Alphabet Versus The Goddess by Leonard Shlain

Mystery. Science Fiction. Fantasy. Our reading taste is as diverse as we are…

MYSTERY, SCIENCE FICTION, AND FANTASY

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  The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
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  Uprooted by Naomi Novik
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  Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
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  The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
  
  “It’s for my daughter’s Middle School English class, and I’m quite enjoying it. Albeit slightly disturbing.”