The speaker recommends a book about World War I, despite feeling weird about it being their book of the year. They mention a book they just started reading, which is interesting to them. They recommend 'Losing Our Religion' by Russell Moore and 'The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory' by Tail Malberta as important reads about evangelicalism. Another recommendation is 'The Sin of Certainty' by Peter Enns, despite acknowledging that the author has been controversial.