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    Home » Blog » Book Recommendations

    Books for Short Attention Spans

    Published: Feb 12, 2017 · Modified: Sep 22, 2021 by Tiffany Dahle · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    The best books for short attention spans are easy to pick up and read in short bursts of time. These fun page-turners are perfect for reading in 5 minute (or shorter!) reading sessions as you can sneak them into your day.

    A photo collage of book covers for short attention spans.

    Is your life so busy you don't feel like you have any time to read?

    Are you constantly being pulled away from your book by the million distractions that come with being an active mom of young kids?

    Or is it simply that social media has trained your brain to only focus on tiny, short snippets of information??

    If you're anything like me, the answer is ALL THE ABOVE.

    Raising a family requires effort and energy. It can feel like an insurmountable task to make time to read a book. The WHOLE book. Cover to cover.

    Sometimes the best solution is to pick the just-right book for a short attention span.

    Books for Short Attention Spans

    Where'd You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple

    The Night Garden by Lisa Van Allen

    You Had Me At Hola by Alexis Daria

    The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J Ryan Stradal

    Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

    Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

    The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

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    1. The sweetest minutes in my day: 10 page turners even busy moms will want in their purse - Peanut Blossom says:
      February 13, 2017 at 6:00 am

      […] pockets of downtime in their schedules. Last week I shared how once I started looking for it, I found 10 amazing ways to sneak more reading into my life so I can meet (and totally exceed!) my goal of reading two books a month this year. My very […]

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