The books I loved in 2021

Here it is, my friend. My wrap up of the books I loved in 2021.

I thought about making a spreadsheet of everything I’ve enjoyed this year and grouping them into categories (Top rated fiction books! Best podcasts to listen to on a drive! Best playlists to sprint to!) but then the thought of that exhausted me 😂

So here are the books I enjoyed a lot this year, in no particular order.

1. The Guest List by Lucey Foley.
   This was an absolute page turner, and one of the books I read with the intention of falling asleep quickly and instead found myself still turning iPad pages at 1 am in the morning.
2. True Tracks by Terri Janke.
   A fantastic resource for understanding and engaging with Indigenous art, culture and traditional knowledge.
3. The New Hustle by Emma Isaacs.
   Lots of great ideas in here for a biz owner. Em shows you how to separate what matters from what doesn’t.
4. Will. V by Will Smith.
   An engaging, hilarious and honest read.
5. It Wasn’t Meant To Be Like This by Lisa Wilkinson.
   This was a great read in terms of understanding Lisa’s career progression. Loved learning about Lisa’s perspective on the work /life /family /kids juggle/balance.
6. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
   So entertaining. I loved it! And then I read TJR’s entire book catalogue 😂
7. Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller.
   Gripping, edgy, gritty, complex. Highly recommend.
8. Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart. 
   A story about a little boy growing up with his alcoholic mother in 1980s Glasgow. I found this book heart tearing and harrowing and it was hard to get Shuggie out of my mind BUT ultimately it is a beautifully written novel.
9. Four Winds by Kristin Hannah.
   Gah!!! I loved this book! Set in Texas during the time of the Great Depression.
10. Semi-Gloss by Justine Cullen.
    Another great memoir with a lot of biz lessons inside.

Thank you so much for following along this year.

It’s been a huge twelve months.  I launched Run with Turia, my running program for Mums (and helped more than 1,200 women learn to run!!!). I launched the first season of my podcast Turia Pitt is Hard Work, spoke at the National Press Club, grew my team and made a big move (more on that later).

It’s been a tough year. But a good one in so many ways.

And I’m really grateful to have you here, sharing it all with me.

Big love to you,

Turia x

PS – The next round of RUN with Turia kicks off in January! Interested? I know there’s a tiny part of you that is! Pop your name on the waitlist here, and I’ll keep you in the loop, OK?