Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put

Jones owns a destination bookstore in Thomasville, Georgia, and I imagine many readers will be drawn to this for the promise of inside bookselling scoop. And they won’t be disappointed! But the stories that really captured my imagination turned out to be about entirely different things: line dancing in a high school gym, the virtue of affability, a house with a pool. This feels like a long conversation with a good friend about the things in life that matter most, the kind of talk that leaves you feeling both grounded and inspired. This is a good pick for those seeking a relatable, reflective read that doesn’t gloss over life’s hardships but on-balance definitely occupies the “feel-good” end of the spectrum.