Conversations Book Club's 50 Best Books of 2019

We love books! And for 13 years Conversations Book Club Founder and Media Personality Cyrus Webb has been sharing his pick of books that he has enjoyed that he believes readers around the world would as well. In 2019 he presents his most diverse list to day, sharing 50 books (25 fiction and 25 non-fiction) titles for adults that are sure to entertain, engage and encourage you.

Conversations' 25 Best Non-Fiction Books of 2019
(listed in no particular order)

1. Yes, I'm That Guy by William Sanderson (BookBaby)
2. The Beautiful No by Sheri Salata (Harper Wave)
3. My Life, My Way by John Schneider (Maven Entertainment)
4. The Parrot's Perch by Karen Keilt (She Writes Press)
5. There's Something Your Son Needs to Tell You by Vernon Ennels, Jr.
6. The Revolution Will Be Publicized by Joy Elan (Joy Elan)
7. Lead Like Walt by Pat Williams (Health Communications Inc)
8. The Iconist by Jamie Mustard (BenBella Books)
9. Becoming Super Woman by Nicole Lapin (BenBella Books)
10. Identity Leadership by Stedman Graham (Center Street)
11. Success Factor X by Jill Liberman and Sean Kanan (Plain Sight Publishing)
12. Prison Or Passion by R.K. Russell (Jack Wild Publishing)
13. Resilience by Judy Stone, MD (Mountainside MD Press)
14. Hurricanes by Rick Ross (Hanover Square Press)
15. African Samurai by Thomas Lockley and Geoffrey Girard (Hanover Square Press)
16. The Courage to Step out of the Familiar by Dennis Perkins (Xulon Press)
17. Love Yourself Happy by Shari Alyse (Wellness Ink Publishing)
18. Darkness to Light by Lamar Odom (BenBella Books)
19. Your Life Is Your Prayer by Sam Beasley and BJ Gallagher (Mango Press)
20. All Blood Runs Red by Phil Keith and Tom Clavin (Hanover Square Press)
21. Survival Math by Mitchell S. Jackson (Scribner)
22. Prison by Isiko Cooks (Peter Mack Presents)
23. Stutterer Interrupted by Nina G (She Writes Press)
24. Brave, Not Perfect by Reshma Saujani (Currency)
25. Called to Forgive by Anthony B. Thompson (Bethany House)

Conversations' 25 Best Fiction Books of 2019
(listed in no particular order)

1. A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing) 
2. I'm Fine and Neither Are You by Camille Pagan (Lake Union)
3. The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter (William Morrow)
4. Grace by Dan Burns (Chicago Arts Press)
5. A Love Story to Remember by Linda Diane Wattley (Pen It! Publications)
6. Love and Happiness by Ben Burgess, Jr. (Urban Renaissance)
7. Greed by Victoria Christopher Murray (Simon and Schuster)
8. The Speed of Falling Objects by Nancy Richardson Fischer (Ink Yard Press)
9. Finding Cade by Bernice Layton (Limitless Publishing)
10. Beneath the Attic by V. C. Andrews (Gallery Books)
11. Devil's Sympathy by A. Shane Etter (Thomas Max Publishing)
12. The Accidental Road by Jodi Lea Stewart (Fire Star Press)
13. Bread Bags and Bullies by Steven Manchester (Luna Bella Press) 
14. When I Got Out by Peter Seth (The Story Plant)
15. Murder from Scratch by Leslie Karst (Crooked Lane Books)
16. The Patient by Steena Holmes (Lake Union)
17. The New Girl by Daniel Silva (Harper)
18. Beside Herself by Elizabeth LaBan (Lake Union)
19. Trophy Life by Lea Geller (Lake Union)
20. Fake by John DeDakis (Strategic Media Books)
21. K3 by Tracie O'Neil Horton (Outskirts Press)
22. Out of the Shadows by Natasha D. Frazier (Encouraging Works)
23. Trespassed by Sonya Visor (Covenant House Press)
24. The Unforgivable Sin by D. B. Corey (D. B. Corey)
25. Lost at Sea by Linda Bello-Ruiz (Mariah Publishing)

Conversations Top 50 Non-Fiction Books of 2018

It has become one of Conversations' most prized reveals: what books read by Conversations Media Group founder Cyrus Webb are his top picks of the year?

Here you will find his choices for Top 50 Non-Fiction Books of 2018. As over the past decade the list includes established voices as well as individuals who told amazing narratives either about themselves or others.

CONVERSATIONS' TOP 50 NON-FICTION BOOKS OF 2018
(Listed in no particular order)

1. Intrinsic Hope: Living Courageously in Troubled Times by Kate Davies (New Society Publishers)
2. Bill Duke: My 40-Year Career On Screen and Behind the Camera by Bill Duke (Rowman & Littlefield)
3. Youtube Secrets by Sean Cannell & Benji Travis (Sean Cannell & Benji Travis)
4. Abyss: Thought Provoking Poetry & Prose by D.G. Torrens (D.G. Torrens)
5. Thriving Through Uncertainty by Tama Kieves (Tarcher Perigee/Penguin Random House)
6. The Soul of America by Jon Meacham (Random House)
7. Letters to the Daughter I'll Never Have by Ashley Brown (Mezcalita Press)
8. The Top 10 Rules For Success by Evan Carmichael (Evan Carmichael) 
9. Heavy by Kiese Laymon (Scribner)
10. Daughters Betrayed by Their Mothers by Holli Kenley (Loving Healing Press)
11. Redlined by Linda Gartz (She Writes Press)
12. PTSD to Freedom by Linda Diane Wattley & William Sumner (Linda Diane Wattley)
13. T.R.U.T.H. (Taking Responsibility Unleashes True Healing) by Mary Ellen Ciganovich (Conversations Media Group)
14. Not A Poster Child by Francine Falk-Allen (She Writes Press)
15. Act Like You Love Yourself by Lester Greene (Infinity Publications)
16. Last Trip Home by Wanda Maureen Miller (She Writes Press)
17. Unpunished Murder: Massacre at Colfax and the Quest for Justice by Lawrence Goldstone (Scholastic Focus)
18. Sit Down and Shut Up by Cinque Henderson (St. Martin's Press)
19. The Dinosaur Artist by Paige Williams (Hachette Books)
20. This Is the Day by Tim Tebow (Waterbrook)
21. Black Coffee: No Sugar, No Cream by Regina Duggins (Gina Mocha)
22. Delta Epiphany: Robert E. Kennedy in Mississippi by Ellen B. Meacham (University Press of Mississippi)
23. Cracking the Boy Code by Adam J. Cox (New Society Publishers)
24. Food Fight by Chef Gigi Gaggero (Koehler Books)
25. Pure by Linda Kay Klein (Touchstone)
26. How Woman Rise by Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith (Hachette Books)
27. Pocket Full of Dreams by Justine Wentzell (Red Balloon Station Books)
28. Unbroken: Still I Smile by Tamara Charles (Tamara Charles)
29. Never Shut Up by Marcellus Wiley (Dutton/Penguin Random House)
30. The Sense of Success by Angelo Ellerbee (Ellerbee Group)
31. Wherever You Are by Cynthia Lim (Coffeetown Press)
32. Food for L.I.F.E.(Lasting Impressions Forever Enjoyed) by Lisa W. Beckwith (Rain Publishing)
33. Align with Your Purpose by Earl Hall (Earl Hall)
34. The Burn Zone by Renee Linnell (She Writes Press)
35. The Change of Life: The Mario Loving Story by Mario Loving (Conversations Media Group)
36. Letters From Max: A Book of Friendship by Sarah Ruhl & Max Ritvo (Milkweed)
37. The Magic of Tiny Business by Sharon Rowe (Berrett-Koehler Publishers)
38. A Mountain Too High by Michael McClendon (Xulon Press)
39. The Book of Self: A Thesis on Energy and How It Interrelates by Floyd Williams (Floyd Williams)
40. Astonishing Tales: Stories and Essays by Matt Geiger (Henschel Haus)
41. Chos3n: There's A High Cost to Low Living by Bianca Harris (Chos3n/Conversations Media Group)
42. The Triumph of Rosemary by Judge Marylin E. Atkins (Two Sisters Writing & Publishing)
43. Women Who Launch by Marlene Wagman-Geller (Mango)
44. When Women Ruled the World by Kara Cooney (National Geographic)
45. Breaking Up with Busy by Yvonne Tally (New World Library)
46. Craig & Fred by Craig Grossi (William Morrow/Harper Collins)
47. Beloved by Greatest Poet Alive (James Gordon/GPA Media Inc.)
48. How to be Perfect Like Me by Dana Bowman (Central Recovery Press)
49. A Spy In Canaan by Marc Perrusquia (Melville House Publishing)
50. WTF?!(Willing to Fail) by Brian Scudamore (Lioncrest Publishing)

Conversations' 25 Summer Reads for Adults in 2018

It is one of Conversations' most popular lists: our 25 Summer Reads of each year. Handpicked and read by book club President, media personality and author Cyrus Webb, this list is sure to have something that you will want to add to your own reading list, covering both fiction and non-fiction interests.

Conversations' 25 Summer Reads for Adults, 2018 (in no particular order)

1. "Welcome to Moonlight Harbor" by Sheila Roberts (Mira Books)
2. "Three Shoeboxes" by Steven Manchester (The Story Plant)
3. "Racism from the Eyes of a Child" by Mathew Knowles (Music World Publishing)
4. "I've Got My Eyes On You" by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon and Schuster)
5. "Another Bump in the Road" by T.M. Brown (T.M. Brown)
6. "Dog and Bitch Island" by Robert Blake Whitehill (Calaveras Media)
7. "Firestorm" by Solange Ritchie (Stony Hill Publishers)
8. "Flight Season" by Marie Marquardt (Wednesday Books)
9. "The Escape Artist" by Brad Meltzer (Grand Central Publishing)
10. "Woman Last Seen In Her Thirties" by Camille Pagan (Lake Union)
11. "Jenna's Case" by Andy Siegel (Rockwell Press)
12. "Abyss" by D.G. Torrens (D.G. Torrens)
13. "I Give My Eyes" by Brian H. Peterson (Due Santi)
14. "Envy" by Victoria Christopher Murray (Touchstone)
15. "Happy Accidents" by Four Day Weekend Comedy (Wiley)
16. "Death Logs Out" by E.J. Simon (Endeavour Media)
17. "Welcome to My World" by Curtis Bunn (Strebor Books)
18. "Love and Death Among Pigeons" by Lawrence A. Wood (Lawrence A. Wood)
19. "Bad Men and Wicked Women" by Eric Jerome Dickey (Dutton)
20. "Think Like A Winner: Act Like You Won" by Carl Mathis (Carl Mathis)
21. "The Way of Beauty" by Camille Di Maio (Lake Union)
22. "The Gospel According to Abraham" by Paul Abraham (thewordverve)
23. "In Praise of Difficult Women" by Karen Karbo (National Geographic)
24. "The Cutting Edge" by Jeffery Deaver (Grand Central Publishing)
25. "Delta Epiphany: RFK in Mississippi" by Ellen B. Meacham (University Press of Mississippi)