A&B April 2020

Hi everyone, here is your monthly Alex & Books recap:

My 5 Favorite Books of 2020:

I’ve managed to read 23 books so far this year and wanted to share some of the fantastic books I’ve come across (you can follow my reading journey on Goodreads).

Without further ado, here are my 5 favorite books:

• 5) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

• 4) The Professor in the Cage by Jonathan Gottschall

• 3) The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

• 2) How to Fight a Hydra by Josh Kaufman

• 1) Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon

I wrote a blog post with a short summary of each book along with a few key takeaways. Read it here.

Highlight of the month: I released a free chapter of my book!

I'm still editing my book

The Reader's Journey,

so I'm pushing back the release date to June 1st.

BUT, I did release a free chapter from it titled:

How To Develop A Lifelong Reading Habit

.

If you've been having trouble making reading into a daily habit, this chapter will provide you helpful tips.

Get your free chapter

here

!

(PS: Use the code "newsletter" to preorder my

book

and save 25%)

Personal Updates:

• New blog post: 5 Favorite Books of 2020 (so far)

• We hit 2K subscribers on this newsletter. Thank you everyone!

• My tweet about who to follow on Twitter blew up (400+ likes). If you're looking for new people to follow on Twitter, check out my recommendations here.

Quote of the Month:

"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes–including you.”–Anne Lamott

Tweet of the Month:

Being 25, I don't know a lot.But here are 5 things I do know:-Educate yourself (books, podcasts, online courses)-Exercise often (best exercise is the one you love)-Take responsibility (change what you can)-Eat healthy (fruits, veggies, water)-Sleep a lot (8 hours a day)–Alex & Books

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