The Happiness Project and Other Books That Will Help You Find Happiness During Uncertain Times

These books about finding positivity, motivation, and most of all, happiness—plus, relatable memoirs, self-help guides, and childhood classics—could help you look on the bright side. How so? The books on happiness featured here are not only sprinkled with joyful quotes you'll want to post on Instagram, they also provide real, psychology-backed tips and tricks for making every single day sunnier, even if the world outside is uncertain. Because these books aren't just about seeking external happiness: They're about finding happiness within.

Written by psychologists and experts in the field of happiness, books like The How of Happiness, The Power of Positive Thinking, and Authentic Happiness double as guides you can easily read right before bed. Separately, certain novels like Hector and the Search for Happiness and Eat, Pray, Love, not to mention memoirs such as Shonda Rhimes's Year of Yes, explore the idea of happiness in a way that feels a little more, well, real. And who could forget Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss? Scroll through our list of the best books on happiness and begin your joyful journey now.