December is the perfect time to spend a cozy holiday curled up with a good book.
We often ask the Kern County women we feature in our monthly Hello, Happy Mama column about the best book they’ve read lately or a favorite title to recommend. Here are some of their recommendations:
Ashleigh Rossi: “The Gift of Imperfection” by Brené Brown
Dess Perkins: “The Fifth Agreement” by Don Miguel Ruiz
Elaine Moore: “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie
Fahra Daredia: There are too many books to choose from; last year, I read 163 titles.
Jenny Frank: “Remember the Ramrods: An Army Brotherhood in War and Peace” by David Bellavia
Jenny Wagner: The Bible
Jennifer Williams-Cordova: “This is How it Always Is” by Laurie Frankel
Katherine Wolf: “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas
Katie Kreiser: “Anxious for Nothing” by Max Lucado
Katy Fults: “Harry Potter”
Lani Cahill: “The Lost English Girl” and “A Traitor in Whitehall” by Julia Kelly
Lauren Skidmore: “A Mind of Your Own” by Dr. Kelly Brogan
Maggie Cushine: The “Bridgerton” series
Mari Pérez-Dowling: “In the Meantime” by Iyanla Vanzant
Meg Maitland: “Aggressively Happy” by Joy Marie Clarkson
Natalee Garrett: “Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon
Stacy Kuwahara: “First Responder: A Memoir of Life, Death and Love on New York City's Frontlines” by Jennifer Murphy
Stana Bright: “The Women” by Kristin Hannah
Stephanie Sheffield: “Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (as Told to Me) Story” by Bess Kalb
Have a book you believe more people should read? Tell us about it! Write to callie@kerncountyfamily.com with your favorite title and why it should be next on our readers’ “To Be Read” list in 2025.
