This is the time of year when everyone compiles their Best of Lists. Best Movies. Best Games. Best Shows. And of course, Best Books. I recently contributed a book list to Shepherd.com, which enlists the help of authors and readers, not algorithms, to share recommendations with readers. Shepherd is running a Best Books of 2025 project, which hundreds of authors have already contributed to. Mine is up now, and it’s called…

Three books made my list of favorites in 2023, and here they are…

I’ve written before about the book recommendation site, Shepherd.com, which enlists the help of authors, not algorithms, to share great books with fellow readers. My wife, Denise Kiernan, shared a new list with Shepherd, which is up as today. It’s tied to her trio of books on the subject of Thanksgiving and gratitude. The list is entitled:

The best books on gratitude that make every day feel like Thanksgiving

All but one of the books she’s recommending are for adults. That makes four lists she’s contributed to Shepherd. The others are, in no particular order…