It’s no surprise that Malala (who doesn’t have a lot of time to read books) prefers stories where characters have challenges and obstacles. She also likes to be entertained. Her first memoir, I Am Malala, was a super-bestseller and was named one of Time’s most influential books. She’s back with a new memoir, Finding My Way. Recently, she shared 5 of her favorite books.
I love comedy and no one is better at it than Zarna. So, of course, this book is full of laughs. But it’s also a harrowing and moving story of a teenage girl who escaped an arranged marriage to build the life that she wanted. Hard to be inspiring and hilarious at the same time, but if anyone could pull it off, it’s Zarna Garg.
Last August, a friend asked me if I was watching The Summer I Turned Pretty. I put on the first episode during lunch the next day and found myself in a weekend-long binge-watch to catch up to the third season. Now that the show has ended, I’m treating my withdrawal symptoms by listening to the books.
This posthumous memoir was so beautiful to me, tracing Fatima’s life from her childhood in Pakistan to her career as a chef in New York City. I loved her sense of wonder and tenacity as she tried to bring her culture and food to the cutthroat culinary world. Fatima had such a rich, complex, and full life before she died of bone cancer at 29 years old, and this book is a beautiful testament to her spirit.
I got to hear Phil Knight, the founder of Nike, speak at a conference, and I downloaded this book before he was off the stage. Highly recommend it for anyone who is trying to build a business. Phil tells a candid story of the chaos, doubts, and determination that shaped him and his company.
I was completely spellbound by this debut novel about Nori, the eight-year-old child of a Japanese aristocrat and Black American soldier in World War II. Spanning decades and continents, this epic tale is for anyone who has ever lost a friend or found a family.
Malala Yousafzai became an international icon after a brutal attack by the Taliban on her life. Her first memoir, I Am Malala, became an instant international bestseller. Now, we learn what life was as she found her way through school, her social life, self-discovery, and meeting the love of her life in Finding My Way.
