It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Allllll the Best Of book lists are rolling out and of course I have to throw my two cents in.

This episode is a conversation with two friends from my real life book club, Yasmin Dunn and Stephanie Newman-Smith. We are discussing the best, worst, and buzziest books of the year and we have a LOT of words.

In the first hour of the show, we discuss how (or if) our reading habits have changed, a few of the hottest books of the year, and popular books that missed the mark for us.

In the second hour of the show, we each list a handful of books that are among our favorite of the year. We tried to highlight books that aren’t already being talked to death.

Click HERE to see all these books in one place.

Reminder: this is NOT my final favorite books for all 2019. I will make a separate blog post with my Top 10 books for both fiction and nonfiction, and I’ll put those up in the last days of the year. Make sure you’re following the show on social media if you don’t want to miss those lists.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Smartest Person in the Room (My former podcast. There aren’t show notes for our Best Books of 2018 episode last year, but just search for the show in your favorite podcast app and it will be the last episode listed.)

Last Years Favorite Books:

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

Educated by Tara Westover

Best Books (Fiction) of 2018

Best Books (NonFiction) of 2018

Reading Habits:

Writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner

This Tom Hanks Story Will Help You Feel Less Bad

Pop Culture Happy Hour

The Dublin Murders (a combination of two Tana French books: In The Woods and The Likeness)

The Witch Elm by Tana French