inspiration Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/tag/inspiration/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:56:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-books-on-table-2-150x150.jpg inspiration Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/tag/inspiration/ 32 32 38398750 The Next Day https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/08/the-next-day/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/08/the-next-day/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2025 07:47:48 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19271 Nonfiction has not been rewarding for me this year. My guess is the petulant part of my brain feels that it is already working too hard to process this country’s current reality and has no room for more information. But then I discovered The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward by Melinda French Gates […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/08/the-next-day/feed/ 2 19271 Six Best Books of 2020 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/12/six-best-books-of-2020/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/12/six-best-books-of-2020/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2020 05:54:30 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=15185 In the same way 2020 turned life upside-down it had the same impact on people’s reading. For me, I read more nonfiction than ever before—from 11% up to 20%. Even more surprising, after reviewing my 2020 book ratings I saw how varied my favorite reading ended up being. Here are the six best new releases […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/12/six-best-books-of-2020/feed/ 7 15185 Untamed by Glennon Doyle https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/03/untamed-by-glennon-doyle/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/03/untamed-by-glennon-doyle/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2020 04:49:51 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=14034 Several weeks ago, I enthused about a novel that I thought was outstanding even though it was DARK (The Road, which I would not recommend reading anytime soon). Now I’m back to balance the scales by going full-on evangelical about a book so bright it glows. Untamed is Glennon Doyle’s journey, extracted and distilled into […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/03/untamed-by-glennon-doyle/feed/ 2 14034 Almost Everything: Notes on Hope https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/12/almost-everything-notes-on-hope/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/12/almost-everything-notes-on-hope/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2018 08:55:11 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=11932 Anne Lamott’s new book Almost Everything: Notes on Hope is not straight path reading. It’s not her style and I, for one, am grateful for that. But if you looking for succinct advice on how to feel better about the world today, you’ll be frustrated and, maybe, disappointed. She’s a wanderer, but one who always […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/12/almost-everything-notes-on-hope/feed/ 8 11932 The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/01/the-book-of-joy-lasting-happiness-in-a-changing-world/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/01/the-book-of-joy-lasting-happiness-in-a-changing-world/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2017 08:57:44 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=8294   It’s no secret I’ve been struggling since November to make sense of not only where our country stands, but where it is headed. I’d like to say I’ve been able to insulate myself from the impact of a new president who is horrifying in every sense of the word, but I haven’t. As a […]

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