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Reading Roundup May-Aug 2024
Wondering what to read next? You'll find lots of good stuff in my summer reading roundup. Fiction, non-fiction, memoirs. I've got something
Sep 2, 202411 min read


The Books I Read in 2022
Recommended Reading 2022 by Amanda O'Brien
Dec 31, 202219 min read


The Best Books I Read in 2021
Every year on January 1, I share a list of the books I read the year prior. 2021 was a fantastic year in reading. So much to recommend.
Jan 1, 202216 min read


The Best Books I Read in 2020
If nothing else, 2020 was a great year of reading. Inspiring fiction, entertaining essays, and a whole lot of schooling.
Jan 1, 202111 min read


The Best Books I Read in 2018
I have the most perfect independent bookshop less than a mile from my house. The self-described “nook for people who love beautiful...
Jan 1, 20196 min read

The Best Books I Read in 2016
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka I loved (loved LOVED) this book. Every page of it. Not only is it beautifully written, it is...
Jan 1, 20179 min read


The Best Books I Read in 2014
Yes Please by Amy Poehler The New York Times panned it, so of course I loved it. I hate when book critics refuse to review the book that...
Jan 1, 20157 min read


The Best (and a Few of the Worst) Books I Read in 2012
It was an odd year of reading, I'll be honest. I abandoned dozens of books mid-way through, not because they were bad, necessarily...
Jan 1, 20139 min read


The Best Books I Read in 2012
The Getaway Car: A Practical Memoir About Writing & Life by Ann Patchett I’ve read everything Ann Patchett’s ever written—fiction and...
Jan 1, 20139 min read


The Best (And Worst) Books I Read in 2011
I love to swap book recommendations with people, so I thought this would make a nice New Year’s tradition. For myself, anyway. (I won’t...
Jan 1, 20126 min read
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