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A Year in Books — 2019
49 books and quotes that shaped and inspired me in 2019
For as long as I can remember, books have been an important part of my life. Some of my earliest memories are of my mum reading books to me. And as soon as I could read myself I started devouring books and building my own little library.
This year my relationship to books has developed an entirely new level: I started writing a book myself: Time Off! And it has become by far one of the most meaningful things I have ever done. I can’t wait to share this book with the world in the first half of 2020.
A book is not written in a vacuum. As Cormac McCarthy wrote, “books are made out of books,” and this is certainly true for Time Off. Reading and researching were some of the most important (and time-consuming) parts of the writing process. As a result, the daily reading routine I developed in 2018 got even further solidified this year, with mornings being reserved for non-fiction, and evenings for fiction.
Below I want to share with you the 49 books I have read this year, as well as one interesting or memorable quote from each. You will definitely notice a strong bias towards books and quotes related to Time Off, but there are also many other topics and ideas in this list.
