Seidchen’s 2024 Books

The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work by Simone Stolzoff
Nonfiction: sociology, journalism
21st century, American
Audiobook (library)
Finished January 4, 2024

The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
Nonfiction: physics, science, philosophy, time
21st century, Italian
Public library
Finished January 13, 2024

Almost Everything: Notes on Hope by Anne Lamott
Nonfiction: writing, psychology, religion
21st century, American
Audiobook (library)
Finished January 19, 2024

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
Nonfiction: medicine, psychology, aging, death, hospice
21st century, American
Audiobook (library)
Finished February 2024

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling
Fiction: children’s
21st century, British
Our library (read with IMK)
Finished February 2024

In the Eye of the Wild by Nastassja Martin
Nonfiction: memoir, anthropology, philosophy, bear attack, animism
21st century, French
Public library
Finished March 1, 2024

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore
Nonfiction: memoir, race, military, coming of age (CA common read)
21st century, American
Our library
Finished March 2, 2024

The Beauty by Jane Hirshfield
Poetry
21st century, American
Public library
Finished March 8, 2024

Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly, winter 2023, The Teacher & The Student
Nonfiction: periodical, Buddhism, Zen, teacher-student relationships
Our library
Finished March 9, 2024

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
Fiction: illustrated, graphic novel, children’s, love, friendship, philosophy, spirituality
21st century, British
Public library
Finished March 12, 2024

What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry
Nonfiction: trauma, psychology
21st century, American
Audiobook (library)
Finished March 12, 2024

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling
Fiction: children’s
21st century, American
Our library
Finished April 2024 (read with IMK)

The Witches by Roald Dahl
Fiction: novel, children's
20th century, British
Our library
Finished April 2024 (read with IKK)

Living by Vow: A Practical Introduction to Eight Essential Zen Chants and Texts by Shohaku Okumura
Nonfiction: Zen, Buddhism
21st century, Japanese, American
Our library
Finished May 4, 2024

How Can I Help? Stories and Reflections on Service by Ram Dass and Paul Gorman
Nonfiction: service, spirituality
20th century, American
Public library
Finished May 13, 2024

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Fiction: novel, children's
20th century, British
Our library
Finished May 16, 2024 (read with IKK)

Ordinary Beast by Nicole Sealey
Poetry
21st century, American
Public library
Finished May 17, 2024

Truth is the Arrow, Mercy is the Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories by Steve Almond
Nonfiction: writing
21st century, American
Public library
Finished May 28, 2024

Advice for Future Corpses: A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying by Sallie Tisdale
Nonfiction: death, bereavement, caregiving
21st century, American
Public library
Finished June 11, 2024

Before Buddha Was Buddha: Learning from the Jataka Tales by Rafe Martin
Nonfiction: Zen, Buddhism
21st century, American
Our library
Finished June 16, 2024

Naked in the Zendo: Stories of Uptight Zen, Wild-Ass Zen, and Enlightenment Wherever You Are by Grace Schireson
Nonfiction: Zen, Buddhism, death, memoir
21st century, American
Our library
Finished June 29, 2024

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Fiction: children's, magic
21st century, British
Our library
Finished July 25, 2024 (read with IMK)

Work as a Spiritual Practice: A Practical Buddhist Approach to Inner Growth and Satisfaction on the Job by Lewis Richmond
Nonfiction: Buddhism, career
20th century, American
Public library
Finished July 26, 2024

Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing by David A. Treleaven
Nonfiction: meditation, mindfulness, trauma
21st century, American
Public library
Finished September 1, 2024

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell
Nonfiction: attention, art, cultural criticism
21st century, American
Audiobook (library)
Finished October 2024

Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
Fiction: children’s
20th century, American
Our library
Finished October 2024 (read with IKK)

The Way of Tenderness: Awakening Through Race, Sexuality, and Gender by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
Nonfiction: Zen, Buddhism, inner work
21st century, American
Our library
Finished October 2024

The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
Nonfiction: matsutake, fungi, capitalism, sociology
21st century, American
Public library
Finished October 13, 2024

Big Tree by Brian Selznick
Fiction: seeds, climate, children's
21st century, American
Our library
Finished October 13, 2024

Through Forests of Every Color: Awakening with Koans by Joan Sutherland
Nonfiction: Zen, Buddhism, koans
21st century, American
Our library
Finished November 9, 2024

Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock by Jenny Odell
Nonfiction: sociology, time, history, psychology
21st century, American
Audiobook (library)
Finished November 2024

The Witches by Roald Dahl
Fiction: children's
20th century, British
Our library
Finished November 2024 (read with IKK)

No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering by Thich Nhat Hanh
Nonfiction: Zen, Buddhism
21st century, Vietnamese, French
Our library
Finished November 25, 2024