We read a lot of great books this year! We hope you did, too.
Wolf at the Table by Adam Rapp, was “hands down,” store manager Emily’s favorite book of the year. “It’s really hard to express just how incredibly special this novel is in just a few sentences… Just trust me!” she writes.
And store co-founder, Judy Blume, concurs. “I couldn’t agree more!”
Bookseller Joey’s favorite book of the year is his most anticipated book, the eagerly awaited fifth book in Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive series, Wind and Truth. Joey is sure he’ll love it!
This year, we read books to help you understand the current moment, shape the current moment, and escape the current moment.
Co-founder George Cooper writes of The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson, “There’s nothing so interesting as reading a history of a profound event when you have an uncomfortable dread that you are living through a run-up to its successor.” Read George’s full review.
Sara, our assistant manager, found inspiration in The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin. “One takeaway from the book is that we are all creators of something in our daily lives,” she writes. “It does a great job capturing the sacred practice of trusting one’s own intuition and being free to experiment with finding ways to express yourself. My favorite quote from the book reads, Look for what you notice but no one else sees.” Read Sara’s full review.
If you’re a regular reader of our newsletter, you’ve seen a number of these titles before. Several of our favorites were monthly featured staff picks. (Click the book cover for a link to the review.)
Social media manager Robin recommends We Solve Murders by Richard Osman as a Libro.fm audiobook.
Bookseller Camila really loved James by Percival Everett, but she also has a few bonus picks for you:
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
What did you read and love this year?