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title: Future Anthem's 2023 recommended reading list
description: As part of Book Lover’s Day 2023, we wanted to share with you a truly eclectic list of 30 incredible titles compiled by the Future Anthem team.
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# [Future Anthem's 2023 recommended reading list](https://www.futureanthem.com/blog/2023-reading-list)

 Written by [Vaishnavi Nashte, Marketing](https://www.futureanthem.com/blog/author/vaishnavi-nashte-marketing) | August 09 2023

We’re sure you’ll agree there’s nothing quite as magical as getting lost in a good book. When we’re not crunching numbers and analysing player data, the team here at Future Anthem can often be found reading.  

As part of Book Lover’s Day 2023, we wanted to share with you a truly eclectic list of some of our team’s recommended reads.  

This countdown of 30 incredible titles has been comprised by members of the Future Anthem workforce, who have each shared their favourite titles for you to enjoy at your leisure.  

As mentioned, this list has it all… If you’re looking for an insightful read then perhaps Francesc Miralles’ [Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40534545-ikigai), or Greg McKeown’s [Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most is for you](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54895700-effortless).  

Perhaps you’re after something a little more to the point? In that case check out Ankur Warikoo’s [Do Epic Shit](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59795331-do-epic-shit) or Derren Brown’s [Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine](https://www.goodreads.com/lv/book/show/30142270-happy). 

If you want to immerse yourself in a classic tale our list features George Orwell’s 1984 and Kenneth Grahame’s [The Wind in the Willows](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5659.The_Wind_in_the_Willows). Contemporary stories include Khaled Hosseini's [The Kite Runner](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77203.The_Kite_Runner) and [The Word Is Murder](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36204075-the-word-is-murder) by legendary novelist and screenwriter Anthony Horowitz. 

Need an easy read? Andrew Agassi’s Autobiography [OPEN](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6480781-open) or Red Hot Chilli Pepper’s frontman Anthony Kiedis’ [Scar Tissue](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96647.Scar_Tissue) are sure-fire hits. 

Whatever it is you like to read, we guarantee that there’s at least one book on this list that you’ll truly love, so why not take a look below and pick a title to start the new year with? 

 

**The 2023 recommended reading list in full:**

 

## Fiction books

 

| BOOK |     AUTHOR |
| --- | --- |
| [The Wind in the Willows](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5659.The_Wind_in_the_Willows) | Kenneth Grahame |
| [The Kite Runner](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77203.The_Kite_Runner) | Khaled Hosseini |
| [Before the Coffee Gets Cold](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44421460-before-the-coffee-gets-cold) | Toshikazu Kawaguchi |
| [The Word Is Murder](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36204075-the-word-is-murder) | Anthony Horowitz |
| [2666](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63032.2666) | Roberto Bolaño |
| [All the Light We Cannot See](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18143977-all-the-light-we-cannot-see) | Anthony Doerr |
| [1984](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61439040-1984) | George Orwell |
| [Origin](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32283133-origin) | Dan Brown |

## Non-Fiction books

 

| BOOK |     AUTHOR |
| --- | --- |
| [Everything I Know About Love](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46041465-everything-i-know-about-love) | Dolly Alderton |
| [Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25135194-prisoners-of-geography) | Tim Marshall |
| [Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27220736-shoe-dog) | Phil Knight |
| [The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16256798-the-one-thing) | Gary Keller |
| [Grit: Why Passion and Resilience Are the Secrets to Success](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27213329-grit) | Angela Duckworth |
| [Don't Believe Everything You Think: Why Your Thinking Is the Beginning & End of Suffering (Beyond Suffering)](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60726415-don-t-believe-everything-you-think) | Joseph Nguyen |
| [Thinking, Fast and Slow](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow) | Daniel Kahneman |
| [Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40534545-ikigai) | Francesc Miralles |
| [Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Fall of WeWork](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54502643-billion-dollar-loser) | Reeves Wiedeman |
| [OPEN: An Autobiography](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6480781-open) | Andre Agassi |
| [Scar Tissue: Red Hot Chilli Peppers](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96647.Scar_Tissue) | Anthony Kiedis |
| [Guns, Germs, and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1842.Guns_Germs_and_Steel) | Jared Diamond |
| [The Obstacle is the Way: The Ancient Art of Turning Adversity into Opportunity](https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/26493723-the-obstacle-is-the-way-the-timeless-art-of-turning-adversity-to-advant) | Ryan Holiday |
| [Do Epic Shit](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59795331-do-epic-shit) | Ankur Warikoo |
| [Food Fix: How to Save Our Health, Our Economy, Our Communities, and Our Planet – One Bite at a Time](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52464512-food-fix-how-to-save-our-health-our-economy-our-communities-and-our-pl) | Mark Hyman |
| [Where Does Money Come From?](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/13144133-where-does-money-come-from) | Josh Ryan-Collins |
| [Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behaviour (or, How to Understand Those Who Cannot be Understood](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39101777-surrounded-by-idiots) | Thomas Erikson |
| [Flash Boys](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24724602-flash-boys) | Michael Lewis |
| [Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54895700-effortless) | Greg McKeown |
| [Hit Refresh: A Memoir by Microsoft’s CEO](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30835567-hit-refresh) | Satya Nadella |
| [The Little Voice in Your Head: Adjust the Code That Runs Your Brain](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/61040969-that-little-voice-in-your-head) | Mo Gawdat |
| [Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine](https://www.goodreads.com/lv/book/show/30142270-happy) | Derren Brown |

 

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