43 books to read while on holiday

Recently, I asked my Instagram followers for book recommendations to read while I was on a weeklong holiday to Cyprus. I ended up with the amazing list below, which frankly I thought was too good not to share. Thank you to all the wonderful contributors who helped to build this list, which is in the order that the recommendations were received. I’ve bolded the books I’ve already read and can absolutely vouch for being great reads. However, so far that’s only three, so clearly I’m set for the next few months at least! If your favourite is missing, add it in the comments below. Happy reading!

1. Vivien Leigh: A Biography

   by Anne Edwards

   Recommended by @travelswitht

2. Fall From Grace

   by Tim Weaver

   Recommended by @madeelinee

3. Anna Karenina

   by Leo Tolstoy

   Recommended by @quebecertraveler

4. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

   by Yuval Noah Harari

   Recommended by @the_escapedstudent

5. A Heart So White

   by Javier Marías

   Recommended by @dmaitor

6. Rayuela (Hopscotch)

   by Julio Cortázar

   Recommended by @nazita_medina

7. The Red Tent

   by Anita Diamant

   Recommended by @lounagia

8. Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be

   by Rachel Hollis

   Recommended by @seal.habits

9. You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth

   by Jen Sincero

   Recommended by @seal.habits

10. You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life

    by Jen Sincero

    Recommended by @seal.habits

11. Labyrinth

    by Kate Mosse

    Recommended by @haspassportmusttravel

12. The Master and Margarita

    by Mikhail Bulgakov

    Recommended by @travelle_hike

13. Why We Sleep

    by Matthew Walker

    Recommended by @barefootedit

14. Norwegian Wood

    by Haruki Murakami

    Recommended by @zsofijustzsofi

15. The Templar Legacy

    by Steve Berry

    Recommended by @jetlagtravelling

16. Roses

    by Leila Meacham

    Recommended by @journeysunbound

17. Dark Matter

    by Blake Crouch

    Recommended by @journeysunbound

18. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

    by Mark Manson

    Recommended by @themoonlight.travels

19. The Scandal

    by Fredrik Backman

    Recommended by @rickstar1708

20. The Alchemist

    by Paulo Coelho

    Recommended by @findlovetravel and @48hourwander

21. Origin

    Dan Brown

    Recommended by @katharinas_adventures

22. The Kite Runner

    by Khaled Husseini

    Recommended by @beeoncloud9

23. Little Fires Everywhere

    by Celeste Ng

    Recommended by @kushtty

24. Manhattan Beach

    by Jennifer Egan

    Recommended by @kushtty

25. In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power

    by Alfred W. McCoy

    Recommended by @blissfucker

26. Orphan X

    by Gregg Hurwitz

    Recommended by @blissfucker

27. Shades of Grey

    by Jasper Fforde

    Recommended by @this_pixel_life

28. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

    by Eckhart Tolle

    Recommended by @naomibowler

29. Pachinko

    by Min Jin Lee

    Recommended by @always_vacay

30. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

    by Miguel Ruiz

    Recommended by @carolanejack

31. Travels With My Aunt

    by Graham Greene

    Recommended by @boffandeggbeard

32. The White Rabbit: The Secret Agent the Gestapo Could Not Crack

    by Bruce Marshall

    Recommended by @boffandeggbeard

33. Pompeii

    by Robert Harris

    Recommended by @ourtravelspot

34. The Sunrise

    by Victoria Hislop

    Recommended by @culturalwednesday

35. Journey into Cyprus

    by Colin Thubron

    Recommended by @culturalwednesday

36. A Gentleman in Moscow

    by Amor Towles

    Recommended by @atasteoftravel

37. Bella Figura: How to Live, Love, and Eat the Italian Way

    by Kamin Mohammadi

    Recommended by @sevendayweekender

38. Beautiful Ruins

    by Jess Walter

    Recommended by @ouiwegirl

39. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

    by Gail Honeyman

    Recommended by @go.chase.waterfalls

40. A Discovery of Witches

    by Deborah Harkness

    Recommended by @shewho_wanders

41. Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

    by John Perkins

    Recommended by @rolle_world

42. Shantaram

    by Gregory David Roberts

    Recommended by @jetset_anna

43. A Thousand Splendid Suns

    by Khaled Hosseini

    Recommended by @jetset_anna