The winter is coming and this is the time to update your reading list, buy new books, and increase your shelf volume so that you’re ready to conquer the new season. How wonderful it would be to smell the scent of new books, arrange them on your shelf, and read them when the cold winds blow and the snow falls! It would definitely create a cozy atmosphere and make your holidays more exciting.
Although this has been a year of difficulty and pain, there are still things giving us rays of hope and silver linings. One of the best things that 2020 has bestowed to the literary community is newly published books! Some of these books are sequels, while others are stand-alone novels. Here is a list of some of the best released books this year.
Maximize the Season by Roslynn Bryant
Published by ReadersMagnet on July 10th, Maximize the Season by Roslynn Bryant provides readers with a great, insightful, and inspiring reading experience.
The book contains an excellent grasp on King Solomon’s knowledge and wisdom in Ecclesiastes 3, where he states, “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under Heaven.” It emphasizes the several seasons in life, like moments of separation and healing, breaking down and building up, joy and sorrow, forgetting and remembering, gaining and losing, keeping silent and speaking, and opposition and peace. Maximize the Season gives Biblical illumination and practical wisdom that will guide readers in making personal application for the seasons of their lives. The author also shares personal testimonies in these life moments that mirror the experiences that many people face today.
The Seven Fs to a Fruitful Life by Roslynn Bryant
The Seven Fs to a Fruitful Life is a practical guide on how to live the abundant life that the Lord Jesus has purposed.
This book highlights the seven key areas in our lives: faith, family, friends, finances, fitness, focus, and future. The author shares Biblical insights, words of wisdom and practical advice on how to maximize your potential in these key areas thereby achieving fruitfulness in life. This Christian based self-help book will prove to be invaluable to all who are seeking the best that God has for them. There is also a Spanish version, Las Siete Claves Para Una Vida Fructifera.
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
This book that was published on November 24th is the sequel to the sci-fi hit Ready Player One.
When you thought everything is going well after Wade Watts won the competition of James Halliday, the discovery about something that will put the two worlds at risk will emerge. Concealed in the OASIS founder’s vault is a technological advancement, which will make a change in the world again and turn the OASIS more spectacular and compelling that even Wade has never thought possible. There are a riddle and a brand-new mission that came together with what they discovered, which is the final Easter egg from the OASIS founder that gives a clue about a peculiar prize.
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
The former U.S. President Barack Obama has written a memoir titled A Promised Land that was recently published by Crown on November 17th. Hence, the launching of the book happened right after the 2020 national elections. After the publication announcement of his book, Obama then tweeted that he intends to give an accurate evaluation of his presidency, the forces we deal with as a country, and the ways of mending the differences, and shape up democracy to work for everyone. A Promised Land was ended by telling the events of the death of Osama bin Laden 9 years ago. The book already got favorable reviews and is currently topping the Amazon charts.
Whether you are searching for spiritual uplifting, a science fiction thrill, or an honest look at democracy, these books are promising in making your winter more enjoyable.
Alex Writes 