My Favorite Books of the Year

Whelp! Can we say a collective hurrah to the end of 2020? It’s been many moons since I’ve written a blog, but the last one of the year is always my favorite. Why? It’s about good books, of course! 

Like many of you, Covid increased my reading time, so my end of year favorite picks were a bit harder to narrow down. I read over 130 books but have chosen favorites from only four genres, and they weren’t all released in 2020.

In no particular order….

Fiction

Freshwater: Akwaeke Emezi

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel: Ocean Vuong 

Olive Again: Elizabeth Strout 

 Book of Longings: Sue Monk Kidd

Pachinko: Min Jin Lee

Non-fiction

Braiding Sweet Grass: Robin Wall Kimmerer

Me and White Supremacy: Layla F. Saad

I’m Still Here; Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness: Austin Channing Brown 

Young Adult

Juliet Takes A Breath: Gabby Rivera

The Language of Cherries: Jen Marie Hawkins

Watch Over Me: Nina LaCour

Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf: Hayley Krischer 

Dear Justyce: Nic Stone 

Middle Grade

 Journey of the Pale Bear: Susan Fletcher

 Wink: Rob Harrell

  Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus: Dusti Bowling

  The Silver Arrow: Lev Grossman 

Happy Reading!

Carrie