Books to read, for running and non-running

[Mr_Incr3dible]

Pulling this over from the MW 2026 thread.
I'm always on the lookout for new reading material, especially series of books, and figured others might be as well, so starting this as a thread to make it easier to find and make book suggestions.

>>Not a running topic but still relative as it is for race week…any book lovers out there? I’m doing my trip shopping and trying to decide on a good book to bring. Something to distract me but nothing that takes too much digesting and thought, as I fear I won’t have much focus! Any good recommendations?!

 

[avondale]

I think you need to give an idea of genres at least.... I mostly read SF and fantasy, but that's certainly not everyone's favorite.

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

I also like SF and fantasy. The Mars Colony books by Kilby were good. Correia's Monster Hunters Int'l series was entertaining. Sandford's Virgil Flowers novels are fun mystery/detective books. Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books are a hoot. And I really enjoyed Daisy Goodwin's book about Queen Victoria.

 

[The Expert]

Paging @lookingforsunshine to the thread.

 

[lookingforsunshine]

Paging @lookingforsunshine to the thread.

Reporting for duty!

I read a lot. Books that are distracting but don’t take too much thought… hmmm. I would say any Dan Brown book. His new one was good. Nothing groundbreaking but a fun read! I love The Hunger Games series although they are devastating. I also love the Six of Crows duology if you like fantasy. The Twisted Tales books could be fun if you want to be truly immersed in Disney (they’re twists on the Disney stories).

For running, I enjoyed How Bad Do You Want It? by Matt Fitzgerald although the “science”/validity of his claims leaves a lot to be desired. Still inspirational stories, though. My favorite running books are Running With Sherman by Christopher McDougall and North by Scott Jurek.

 

[DianaMB333]

Fioris German recently released this book, his channel and program is very good, then I ordered the book.. (I haven't started it yet though)

https://florisgierman.com/

Oldie but good.. “Run for your life” M. Cucuzzella