Luminary x Random House: Books You Should Be Reading This Month for Balance, Growth, and Clarity

This month, we’re spotlighting stories and guides that help us navigate life’s biggest transitions, whether that’s building resilience, embracing change, finding your authentic voice, or unlocking your fullest potential. From powerful memoirs to practical toolkits, these books remind us that growth often comes from the messiest, most human parts of life.

Here’s our curated reading list to mark the month:

• Like a Wave We Break by Jane Chen: A Memoir of Falling Apart and Finding Myself
  
  
• Powerfully Likeable by Kate Mason, PhD:  A Woman’s Guide to Effective
  Communication
  
  
• The Only Constant by Najwa Zebian: A Guide to Embracing Change and Leading an Authentic Life.
  
  
• The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People’s Lives Better, Too)
  
  
• The New Whole30 by Melissa Urban: The Definitive Plan to Transform Your Health, Habits, and Relationship with Food
  
  The Black Therapist’s Guide to Private Practice and Entrepreneurship by Charmain Jackman, PhD: A Roadmap for Black and Brown Mental Health Professionals to Launch, Grow, and Sustain Thriving Practices