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23 Books That Will Put You in a Good Mood, Guaranteed

Elle

May 18, 2020 at 11:13 AM

23 Books That Will Put You in a Good Mood, Guaranteed

1) The Price of Illusion by Joan Juliet Buck

2) Democracy in One Book or Less by David Litt

3) Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling

4) Ninth Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler: Five Painters and the Movement That Changed Modern Art by Mary Gabriel

5) Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: A Novel

6) Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

7) Emily: The Cookbook by Emily and Matthew Hyland

8) All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

9) Bossypants by Tina Fey

10) My Sister, the Serial Killer: A Novel

11) The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper

12) Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

13) Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

14) The Most of Nora Ephron

15) Holes by Louis Sachar

16) Becoming by Michelle Obama

17) Here for It by R. Eric Thomas

18) Normal People by Sally Rooney

19) Meaty by Samantha Irby

20) Bonk by Mary Roach

21) The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

22) Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

23) Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

23 Books That Will Put You in a Good Mood, Guaranteed

I know, things are pretty bleak right now. You probably spent the last 72 hours scrolling Twitter and forwarding breaking news alerts to six rotating group chats. I can't tell you when life will feel normal again, but I can tell you these books will create that illusion for a few hours. These are ELLE.com staffers' picks to boost your mood in anxious times.

You've finally got reading time on your hands. Here are ELLE.com staffers' picks to boost your mood in anxious times.

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