Lit Hub Recommends: Books That Make You Happy to Be Alive Personalized Book Recs January 07, 2026 Comments 0 {like: "Like", liked: "Liked", likes_html: {one: "1 <span class='like-text'>like</span>", other: "%{count} <span class='like-text'>likes</span>"}, index: {more_likes: {one: "And one more", other: "And %{count} more"}}} 0 Evelyn asks: Many nights, I read aloud to my disabled adult son before bedtime. We need books that read well aloud, that have short chapters, and that don’t set your…