What a great list, Elizabeth! I started Winter Counts but got distracted and am definitely going to go back to it now. And I didn't have time to get to The Woman They Could Not Silence before it had to go back to the library, but I just put it on hold.
These are my best books this year:
Nonfiction:
Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life by Christie Tate
Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski (don't judge this one! it's super good)
Syllabus: Notes From an Accidental Professor by Lynda Barry
Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh
Everything I Have is Yours by Eleanor Henderson
Fiction:
Outlawed by Anna North
Barkskins by Annie Proulx
Casebook by Mona Simpson
The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
Queen of the Sea by Dylan Meconis
Matrix by Lauren Groff
Suburban Dicks by Fabian Nicieza
I also discovered the Cat Kinsella series by Cat Frear and have really enjoyed those -- it's been a long time since I've found a new mystery series that I like.
Love the comments of what others are reading. I added several form the newsletter and also a few from the comments to my TBR. It is so easy to add books to my TBR :)
What a great list, Elizabeth! I started Winter Counts but got distracted and am definitely going to go back to it now. And I didn't have time to get to The Woman They Could Not Silence before it had to go back to the library, but I just put it on hold.
These are my best books this year:
Nonfiction:
Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life by Christie Tate
Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski (don't judge this one! it's super good)
Syllabus: Notes From an Accidental Professor by Lynda Barry
Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh
Everything I Have is Yours by Eleanor Henderson
Fiction:
Outlawed by Anna North
Barkskins by Annie Proulx
Casebook by Mona Simpson
The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
Queen of the Sea by Dylan Meconis
Matrix by Lauren Groff
Suburban Dicks by Fabian Nicieza
I also discovered the Cat Kinsella series by Cat Frear and have really enjoyed those -- it's been a long time since I've found a new mystery series that I like.
(My year isn't done yet, either!)
A few of my favorites by category...
Favorite non-fiction on everyone's list: Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
Favorite non-fiction I wish got more attention: There She Was: The Secret History of Miss America by Amy Argetsinger
Favorite true crime: Last Call by Elon Green
Favorite mystery: Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews
Favorite contemporary fiction: The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
Favorite memoir: Seeing Ghosts by Kat Chow
Favorite biography: Mike Nichols: A Life by Mark Harris
Favorite cult book: Don't Call it a Cult by Sarah Berman
Favorite music book: Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres by Sanneh Kelefa
Favorite essay book: A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib
Favorite short story collection: The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
Great list! I really want to read that beer book.
Thanks for books, I try to read Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden.
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Love the comments of what others are reading. I added several form the newsletter and also a few from the comments to my TBR. It is so easy to add books to my TBR :)
I went to college with Eman, so it was lovely to see her book on your list!