My 2023 Reads

Books on living a better faith, historic Christianity, and some solid fiction.

Mark Hackett
11 min readDec 13, 2023

Hello friends,

In what has become one of two year-end traditions, I’m sharing this year’s reading list with you. I dived into 26 books that covered a wide array of topics and ideas in the Christian faith, fiction, and a bit of political commentary and some general history. I hope at least one or two of these books sound interesting to you!

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Nonfiction

The Word On Fire Bible: Acts, Letters, and Revelation by Bishop Robert Barron & co.

These volumes of Scripture are my favorite I have ever owned. The biblical text is translated into the New Revised Standard Version — Catholic Edition with commentary from Bishop Robert…

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Mark Hackett

Writings about faith and culture from Memphis, TN. “That relentless, tall guy.”