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arwainian · 5 months

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Reading this Week 2023 #46

Finished:

This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein

Started and Finished:

excerpts of The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio, translated and edited by Wayne A Rebhorn (I think technically read last week I just forgot to record it)

Preface Day 1: Introduction Day 1: Story 1

"Sex After the Black Normal" by Erica R. Edwards

"Undrowned: Black feminist lessons from marine mammals: Why we need to learn to listen, breathe, and remember, across species, across extinctions and across harm" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs

sections of Poetic Operations: Trans of Color Art in Digital Media

Introduction: Algorithmic Analysis Chapter 4: The Experience of Shifting

3 fic for the marathon

"Relaxing the Avant-Garde: Tan Lin and the Language-Oriented Tradition" by Mathies G. Aarhus

"English Before Engrish: Asian American Poetry's Unruly Tongue" by Tara Finkle

"RealFeel: Banality, Fatality, and Meaning in Kenneth Goldsmith's The Weather" by Jeffery T. Nealon

"Guillaume de Mauchaut and the Consolation of Poetry" by Sylavia Huot

"Love as a Source of Illness in Late Eighteenth-Century Sweden -- Exemples from the Life Description of Pehr Stenberg" by Ina Lindblom

"'Your Love is Like Bad Medicine': The Medical Tradition of Lovesickness in the Legends of Hippocrates and Erasistratus of Ceos" by L.F.C. Ribeiro

"Christian Lovesickness: Richard of St. Victor's The Four Degrees of Violent Love" by Travis Stevens

"Metaphor as Experimental Medicine" from Blindness and Therapy in Late Medieval French and Italian Poetry by Julie Singer

"Sans Merci: Affect, Resistance, and Sociality in Courtly Lyric" by Sara V. Torres

sections of Medieval Imagination: Rhetoric and the Poetry of Courtly Love by Douglas Kelly

sections of The Arrow of Love: Optics, Gender, and Subjectivity in Medieval Love Poetry by Dana E. Stewart

"'Pite Renneth Soone in Gentil Herte': Ugly Feelings and Gendered Conduct in Chaucer's Legend of Good Women" by Glenn Burger

"Love as Illness: Poets and Philosophers on Romantic Love" by Ruth Rothaus Caston

"Four Medico-Philosophical Traditions of the Origins of Lovesickness" from Lovesickness and Gender in Early Modern English Literature by Lesel Dawson

"Lovers: The Rise and Apparent Fall of Lovesickness" from Lovers and Livers: Disease Concepts in History by Jacalyn Duffin

sections of Eros & Anteros: The Medical Traditions of Love in the Renaissance edited by Donald A. Beecher and Massimo Ciavolella

"Ethical Problems of the Lie that Heals in Renaissance Literature” by Winfried Schleiner "Eros and Misogyny from Giovan Battista Marino to Ferrante Pallavicino" by Francesco Guardiani

sections of Lovesickness in the Middle Ages: The Viaticum and Its Commentaries by Mary Frances Wack

Ongoing:

Mr. Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo

#cal reading log #arwainian princessoid decrees

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dobaara · 10 months

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hiiii <3 can you share your top 5 non fiction books if it's not already been asked?

I'm glad my mom died by Jennette McCurdy (I used to watch both Victorious and Sam & Cat so this was incredibly illuminating and also shocking!)

Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton (This was shockingly good???? some stuff was bizzare but she finds a nice balance between being playful and jovial and also being serious and impactful!)

Love as a mixtape by Rob Sheffield (This wasn't my first choice to be very honest but it's one of those books that slowly grows on you. Everything in this book is related to music and after reading this I found a review on goodreads that made me sob like a baby)

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo (This speaks of so many women! One thing I didn't like was the way that it was evident that the "young people" in the book was definitely not written by a young person because of slang etc etc but it's a good read!)

Educated by Tara Westover (This speaks of the author growing up in a survivalist family and what we think of things that are normal now were so fresh and new for her and her world turning around when she starts to educate herself)

Ask me my “Top 5″ anything...

#hiiii rosie how are you?!#rosie <3 #ask games

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tarabernardin · 3 years

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alywats · 3 years

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The 5 Best Books I Read In 2020

1. Educated: A Memoir -Tara Westover

What a privilege education is. As I stagger through grad school, I have to remind myself what a privilege it is, and this memoir helps. I think everyone has something to learn from Tara Westover, and I think everyone will find the sadness, and the humor, and the lessons in gratitude that she has to share in her memoir. She has a fascinating story as well as a heart wrenching and heartfelt one. This definitely stands out as the best book I have read all year, and I highly recommend it to absolutely everyone.

2. A Walk in the Woods -Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson’s recount of life on the Appalachian Trail was the reminder on slow living and sense of adventure that I desperately needed in 2020. This is not to say I want to hike the Appalachian Trail anytime soon, just that Bryson’s mindset when it came to going with the flow or enjoying the simple things in life while on the trail was nothing short of inspiring. And since I read it as we headed into quarantine and a period of uncertainty for many of us, I found a lot of value in trying to approach my days with the same attitude as Bryson. (AND!! I actually did go backpacking for the first time in 2020, aided immensely by my strong partner/carrier-of-my-sleeping-bag who did most of the work.)

3. Don’t Call Us Dead -Danez Smith

I read this collection of poetry by Danez Smith right as the protests over the summer were starting, and as a big theme in this collection is race, this collection hit hard. Smith has a poetic voice of genius, and their words speak so much truth and pain and love. This is perhaps the best poetry collection I have ever read, and it is certainly the best collection I read this year. If you have never heard of Danez Smith please do a Youtube search and watch them perform their work, it is amazing and necessary to hear Smith’s words.

4. Girl, Woman, Other -Bernardine Evaristo

This book was such a beautiful read. I was apprehensive to read it, since books with that many characters always overwhelm me a bit, and the plot always seems too scattered. But Evaristo writes with such clarity and detail that nothing felt rushed or underdeveloped. I still think about the interweaving storylines and powerful women depicted in this novel, and that is why I have to include in my top reads of the year. Please read this!

5. My Year of Rest and Relaxation -Ottessa Moshfegh

For 2020, this was certainly a read that stuck with me. It’s all about taking a year away from the world because it all feels too overwhelming, and yeah that sentiment is certainly applicable during this time of social isolation. This book is hyperbolic in it’s satire, and that honestly felt very 2020 as well. I have been saying all year that I feel like I’m in the apocalypse, with climate crises, civil unrest, a pandemic, and everything else. And in a way this book captures that absurdity and the feelings of having no control in a way that was relatable and poignet to read in 2020.

#top 5 books of 2020 #2020 reads #booklr #reads #books #tara westover #ottessa moshfegh #bernardine evaristo #bill bryson #danez smith

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targaryenlibrarian · 3 years

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2021 Reading List

Tagged by @theknight-aflame ❤

Official goodreads goal for 2021: 20 books

Already read Educated by Tara Westover

Currently reading The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Planning to read Dune by Frank Herbert bc the husband @intergalactic-handkerchief asked me to

Also on the backlog:

Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Axiom’s End by Lindsay Ellis

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Witcher Series by Andrzej Sapkowski

Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong

Brown Skin, White Minds by EJR David

And for fun, reviews of 2020 books: Part 1 / Part 2

#personal #books #tags

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jakeperalta · 4 years

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books read in 2020

* indicates read for uni / see also my goodreads & my studygram :)

*no friend but the mountains by behrouz boochani (☆☆☆☆)

*sense and sensibility by jane austen (☆☆☆☆)

*mansfield park by jane austen (☆☆☆☆)

*emma by jane austen (☆☆☆☆☆)

war of the foxes by richard siken (☆☆☆☆)

*persuasion by jane austen (☆☆☆)

the goldfinch by donna tartt (☆☆☆☆☆)

red, white & royal blue by casey mcquiston (☆☆☆☆☆)

normal people by sally rooney (☆☆☆☆)

before the coffee gets cold by toshikazu kawaguchi (☆☆☆)

the hunger games by suzanne collins (☆☆☆☆☆) (re-read)

catching fire by suzanne collins (☆☆☆☆☆) (re-read)

mockingjay by suzanne collins (☆☆☆☆☆) (re-read)

the seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid (☆☆☆☆☆)

rivers of london by ben aaronovitch (☆☆)

the ballad of songbirds and snakes by suzanne collins (☆☆☆☆)

come again by robert webb (☆☆☆☆)

who do you serve, who do you protect? police violence and resistance in the united states ed. maya schenwar, joe macaré & alana yu-lan price (☆☆☆☆)

girl, woman, other by bernardine evaristo (☆☆☆☆)

twenty love poems and a song of despair by pablo neruda (☆☆☆☆)

the starless sea by erin morgenstern (☆☆☆☆☆)

tales of the city by armistead maupin (☆☆☆☆)

educated by tara westover (☆☆☆☆☆)

the flat share by beth o'leary (☆☆☆)

reasons to stay alive by matt haig (☆☆☆☆)

the vanishing half by brit bennett (☆☆☆☆☆)

the wild iris by louise glück (☆☆)

rebecca by daphne du maurier (☆☆☆☆☆)

*the devil finds work by james baldwin (☆☆☆)

*life of pi by yann martel (☆☆☆☆)

*the hired man by aminatta forna (☆☆☆)

*the reluctant fundamentalist by mohsin hamid (☆☆☆☆)

beautiful boy by david sheff (☆☆☆☆☆)

*friday black by nana kwame adjei-brenyah (☆☆☆)

everything i know about love by dolly alderton (☆☆☆)

*the deep by rivers solomon (☆☆☆)

*here i stand: stories that speak for freedom by various authors for amnesty international (☆☆☆)

*noughts + crosses by malorie blackman (☆☆☆☆☆)

*the bone sparrow by zana fraillon (☆☆☆)

all about us by tom ellen (☆☆☆☆)

*my name is rachel corrie by rachel corrie (☆☆☆☆)

#figured i'd share this on here too!#if anyone ever wants to talk about books with me please do #books read in 2020

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heatherjeff · 3 years

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2020 Book List

It has been ages since I have written and, like everyone else, there seems to be a bit more unstructured time in my everyday life. It makes perfect sense the impetus for a return to blogging is books, reading is fundamental!

My friend, KDaddy, annually shares the list of books he’s read. The first time I noticed his list I was thrilled, took notes, commented on how happy I was, and proceeded to read many of his recommendations. When it became clear 2020 was going to be a little different books became an even bigger part of my days as well as an escape from the grind of the news and the pandemic.

When KDaddy tagged me with his book list this year, it occurred to me I have a little platform where I can post my own year in review. Books are the best and reading has served me well my whole life, 2020 was no exception.

First, a few facts. This year I read 35 books, for comparison I read 24 in 2019. That makes me happy especially since there are not a million things about 2020 to invoke a sense of accomplishment. I have long kept a book journal since my title and author memory is similar to a sieve. At the start of the pandemic everyone in my house was gifted a kindle, I was not a fan of the plan, paper books are my love language. As this time has worn on, the kindle has proven to be a brilliant and magical purchase. Libby is a completely modern wonder and the next time I am in NYC I will, for sure, treat myself to a library card from that library system.

With no further ado let’s talk books.

Definitely Read:

The Nightingale: A Novel by Kristin Hannah

Two sisters reacted to the unfolding atrocities of WWII in very different ways. Both were fierce, suffered in ways unimaginable to most of us, and illustrated the many ways women are impacted by a war. Such a powerful read.

The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman

Great read based on a true story about a teenager who became pregnant. Her family forced her to give up her baby and it was placed in a mental institution for the sole reason the child was an “orphan”. Many more plot twists follow, this was a gem of a book.

Women in Sunlight: A Novel by Frances Mayes

This book kicked off as total cliche and morphed into complete life goals. Three older women, all single for a variety of reasons, strike up a friendship and move to a Tuscan Villa. I want to be them someday in Italy living with the locals.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer

YA This came highly recommended from my youngest. It opened his eyes to the world in a huge way and he was very committed to sharing this story with all of us. William is a complete force of nature and against (truly) all odds changes the trajectory or his family, his village, and his life with ingenuity and desire. Love this book so much.

Little Fire’s Everywhere: A Novel by Celeste Ng

Heard so much about this book and completely loved it all. So. Many. Plot. Twists.

Dear Martin by Nic Stone

YA read from my kid, a MUST read. This book was chilling on a 1,000 different levels. Race, police profiling, education, culture- Nic Stone packed it all in and it opened my heart and sparked some good conversations in our home.

Girl, Woman, Other: A Novel by Bernardine Evaristo

This thoughtfully constructed book was a gift from another reader friend and is one of my favorite reads of the year. It shares multiple first person layered viewpoints from British women who span every part of society. Great read.

Dutch House by Ann Patchett

Let’s be clear, I love Ann Patchett. Love. Whenever she authors a new novel I am jazzed and the Dutch House is no exception. The house becomes an actual character in the story and has everything to do with the brokenness of family who moves into it.

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight

Unpopular opinion, I am not a fan of Nike. I am a tremendous fan of Phil Knight’s innovation and hustle. Phil is a visionary and expert storyteller.

The Tatowist of Auschwitz: A Novel by Heather Morris

The novel is based on interviews with Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew who used his position of relative privilege to positively impact the lives of as many fellow prisoners as possible. I had to read this book fast since it impacted my sleep, which it should. Incredible read.

American Dirt: A Novel by Jeanine Cummins

Ooofff, this book is hard to read. I started and stopped because I could not sleep and opted to read it during daylight hours only. It is seriously terrifying in a million ways. It is about a family who has to flee from Alcopulcio to the United States due to extreme violence from the local and very well connected drug cartel. This book is a testament to the grit of illegal immigrants and an eye opening read about the terror they face.

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

True story of Bryan Stevenson’s quest to navigate the criminal justice system in the rural south where he aims to help the most disadvantaged in the system. Timely, eye opening, and full of action items we all need to help with for the betterment of our society.

City of Girls: A Novel by Elizabeth Gilbert

Books by Elizabeth Gilbert are some of my favorites and I was concerned when I started this book, it was a struggle. It came together and I ended up loving it. A story about NYC in the 1940’s centered around a girl/woman who is sent to live with her aunt at her playhouse full of showgirls. It was such an unrelatable read, it transported me to a time I have never really considered and it was a trip worth taking.

Totally Enjoyable:

True Colors by Kristen Hannah

Reads like YA fiction and I loved it. It’s about a ranch family, their horses, land, siblings, their live father and deceased mother. It is not deep and is a fun read.

In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

This book was intense, fun, & slightly scary. A “hen party” in a, literal glass house, becomes the scene of a murder.

The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin

This is a fun read about two best friends who become doctors together and then the plot thickens. Can’t say more, it is complicated.

Freud’s Mistress by Karen Mack

This was my last library loan before the pandemic. It is a fascinating read based loosely on the dynamics of Freud’s family, drugs, affairs that feel a bit like incest, a huge male ego, this should not sound familiar in any way!

The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

YA, loaner from my kid (which came to my nightstand highly recommended). This is a sweet, sweet love story of two teenagers who have very different backgrounds and lots of big feelings. The whole book takes place over the course of one day.

It All Comes Back to You by Beth Duke

This was a surprise hit and it sucked me in. The story is about a nurse in a retirement community who befriends a resident who lived a big life.

The Queen’s Fortune: A Novel of Desiree, Napoleon, and the Dynasty That Outlasted the Empire by Allison Pataki

I admit, I am a fan of royalty, it is so intriguing and this book was completely spellbinding. The story is based on Napoleon's France and it was messy.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

NF This book is amazing. A poor black woman has cancer cells removed from her body, these rapidly reproducing cells become known as HeLa cells and change the trajectory of modern medicine. There are so many consequences from this seemiling small discovery and the impact to the medical world and to Henrietta’s family are far reaching.

The Woman in the Window: A Novel by A.J. Finn

Read this in one day at the beach, I was sucked into this story of Anna Fox and her salacious neighborhood drama.

The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin

I know I liked this book and made a note about the “pause” taken over the summer when the kids in the family basically ran wild. That’s all I’ve got.

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

There was a ton of hype around this book and it is well deserved. Glennon tells it like it is and, like it or not, she has a lot of points that hit. I read this on my kindle and think I would have liked reading the physical book more.

This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett

Short stories from Ann Patchett? Yes, 100% yes. The story of her relationship with Lucy, of Truth and Beauty: A Friendship, was wonderful as was the explanation of her book store in Nashville.

After You: A Novel (Me Before You Trilogy) by Jojo Moyes

I have zero idea that Me Before You was a trilogy! It is a total candy read, you are not going to learn much about your soul or the universe, but it is fun and better than TV. And yes, I will read the third book in the trilogy because candy is good!

The Saturday Night Supper Club by Carla Laureano

Also a trilogy, another happy surprise. This book is fun, another candy read, and so appealing. When I was a kid I wanted to have a restaurant so this story made my heart happy. It is a bit too clean, a bit cliche, and an enjoyable read.

Daisy Jones & The Six: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid

This novel will transport you to a land of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. I read this was loosely based on the story of Fleetwood Mac, true or false, this book captures a moment in history and reads a lot like a play and is completely enjoyable.

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

This is the book written before Little Fires Everywhere, similar deal- family strife/mystery, kind of riveting with lots of twists. Solid read.

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

NF, look at a therapist who finds herself in need of therapy. It is kind of a russian doll type of read with layers, upon layers, hidden within each other.

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

YA, another loaner from my kid. Such a great book about a kid who wants to be a chef and express herself through her cooking. She is a teen mother living with her abuela, it is a heartwarming book and I love the main character’s spirit.

Sidenote: schools around here are closed for the duration yet students can reserve library books and go to the local library of your choice where their school librarians greet them, warmly, in the parking lot for a drive by pick-up. It is a wonderful and much appreciated service being offered to our kids.

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

This book is ridiculous, it had a strong start, went sideways but was fun and overall enjoyable. The premise is nine people descend upon an exclusive health retreat. The woman who is in change morphs from motivating to overlord, obviously.

No Thank You:

13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher

YA read, loaner from my daughter. I did not like this one bit, it made sucide seem so glam. Glad I read it and am always happy when my kids share books with me and I will always hate stories of kids’ suffering.

There There: A Novel by Tommy Orange

This book was hard to follow, had too many characters, and there was a very dark thread that I did not enjoy.

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

This book hit me at the wrong time this year. The dystopian nature felt a little too close to home. I know it is a work for the ages but it was all ouch.

Wow, that felt good to reflect on and process. I have never really looked for threads in my own reading and knew a few things already but like seeing the balance of candy books and hard, timely topics. All in all I feel great about my 2020 reading list and hope there are titles that interest or resonate with you too. Here is to libraries reopening someday in the near future so we can browse the shelves with abandon.

#bybye2020 #don't call it a comeback #maybe a comeback

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aniehart · 5 years

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Is there any better season for reading than autumn? Maybe you can still sit outside, but you might need a cozy blanket or a cup of tea. Maybe it’s raining and you curl up with a good book by the window. Or maybe it’s an indian summer and you can still lay out in the sun. Whatever the case, half the year has passed and we can see what people have been reading so far this year.

Publishers weekly just released their list of top selling books. President Barack Obama gave us his best summer reads of 2019! And I stopped by the British chain Waterstones and indie book seller Brick Lane Bookshop to see what was at the top of their lists! So if you still don’t have any books lines up for fall, you might find some here. Or follow my Journey around the world in books, where every month I choose to read authors from different countries! I’ve already had some amazing reads from Ireland, China, and The Philippines!

Publishers weekly

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Girl, Stop Apologizing by Rachel Hollis

Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis

Educated by Tara Westover

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

Unfreedom of the Press by Mark R. Levin

Howard Stern Comes Again by Howard Stern

You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero

The Mueller Report by the Washington Post

StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath

It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way by Lysa Terkeurst

The Woman In the Window by A.J. Finn

The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

The Mister by E.L. James

The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman

The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff

The Pioneers by David McCullough

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Where the Crawdads sing has been embraced by most celebrities, bookbloggers and book clubs and reigns at the top of the bestseller list with over a million copies sold. (I personally tried it and could not get into it, maybe I’ll try again at some later time.) A close second is the praised book by Michelle Obama (and for good reason, the book is amazing!) Rachel Hollis has 2 books on the list! (You go girl!) and I have personally just started listening to Girl, wash your face. Just four chapters in and I’m hooked! Added her on instagram for a daily dose too!

President Obama’s summer reading list 2019

The last couple of years President Barack Obama has been sharing in August what he has read during the summer, and if you’re in doubt about what to pick up during the fall, his list is usually pretty epic.

Waterstones

Once upon a river by Diane Setterfield

The Wych Elm by Tana French

The Handmaid’s tale by Margaret Atwood

The Last by Hanna Jameson

Normal people by Sally Rooney

Mythos by Stephen Fry

Heroes by Stephen Fry

Nine perfect strangers by Liane Moriarty

The tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

The confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins

In a house of lies by Ian Rankin

The silence of the girls by Pat Barker

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

A spark of light by Jodi Picoult

Paris Echo by Sebastian Faulks

The man who didn’t call by Rosie Walsh

Middle England by Jonathan Coe

Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman

The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe

A keeper by Graham Norton

Waterstones also has a countdown for the release of The Testaments by Margaret Atwood. The follow up to The Handmaid’s tale finally arrives, 34 years later. It’ going to hit the bestseller list for sure! Look out – September 10 it’s out!

Brick Lane Bookshop Bestsellers July

Normal People by Sally Rooney

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

Still Worlds Turning by No Alibis Press

This is Not a Drill by Extinction Rebellion

Factfulness by Hans Rosling

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay

American Marriage by Tayari Jones

Just Kids by Patti Smith

On Earth We’re Briefly Georgeous by Ocean Vuong

The Gentle Art of Tramping by Stephen Graham

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

Milkman by Anna Burns

Everything I know about love by Dolly Alderton

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k by Mark Manson

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang

Circe by Madeline Miller

How to Be Right by James O’Brien

English is Not Easy by Luci Guiterrez

Sally Rooney grabs the two top spots at the indie bookseller Brick Lane Bookshop in London. We see some of the same books as the chains have, but not all.

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The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

Quichotte by Salman Rushdie

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

10 Minutes 38 seconds in this strange world by Elif Shafak

An orchestra of minorities by Chigozie Obioma

Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann

I’m still on my literary journey around the world and I will be reading books from Norway, India, Nigeria and Italy the rest of the year. I’ve been wanting to watch My brilliant friend on HBO, but I’m waiting to read the book first! Hopefully I’ll be able to squeeze in a few books off these lists too! I especially have my eye on Sally Rooney, Tara Westover, Tayari Jones and Madeline Miller.

Best books of 2019 so far… Is there any better season for reading than autumn? Maybe you can still sit outside, but you might need a cozy blanket or a cup of tea.

#Autumn reads #Best books for 2019 so far #Bestseller books #Bestsellers #BrickLaneBookshop #Obama Reading #Rachel Hollis #Sally Rooney #Waterstones #What to read

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presssorg · 5 years

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The 8 Most Common 2019 Tax Return Questions, Answered by Experts

The 8 Most Common 2019 Tax Return Questions, Answered by Experts The most important changes to the tax code in decades have taken effect — and filers are confused. We asked CPAs and other tax-prep pros to simplify things.

This year’s tax-filing situation is the most cryptic in memory.CreditCreditMark Lennihan/Associated Press By Tara Siegel Bernard and Ron Lieber Some level of bafflement attends tax-filing season every year. But in 2019, as Americans examine their returns for the first time under the full effect of the sweeping new Republican tax law, the situation is the most cryptic in memory. Some tax breaks have been erased or capped, while others have been expanded or introduced. This is equal-opportunity anxiety. Blue-state professionals feel micro-targeted by new limits on state and local tax deductions, while filers elsewhere can’t figure out why they’re no longer getting a fat refund, if the law was supposed to be so good for them. We asked accountants across the country to tell us their clients’ most common queries. Here are some answers.

1. I thought my tax bill was going to decrease. What happened?

For many people living in high-tax states like New York, California, New Jersey and Connecticut, there’s one overriding reason their tax bills have risen: Their state and local tax deduction, known as SALT, will be capped at $10,000. This includes state and local income taxes, as well as real estate taxes. “Prior to 2018, SALT was often most New Yorkers’ largest itemized deduction,” said Tina Salandra, a certified public accountant in New York. New York City residents, for example, often have state and city taxes that total nearly 10 percent of their income, she added. So if your state and local taxes already exceed the $10,000 limit, you lose the ability to deduct any of your property taxes. As a result, some families may find that instead of itemizing, it’s better to take the larger standard deduction. “But even if you can still itemize, your total deductions will be limited regardless,” said Ms. Salandra, “which may likely result in higher taxes.” Her property-owning clients with incomes in the $200,000 to $400,000 range are feeling the most significant pinch. Though their tax rates have decreased, that usually does not make up for the loss of their largest itemized deductions. Your Taxes 2019 More news, answers and guidance for taxpayers. They’re Rich and They’re Mad About Taxes (Too Low!) Feb. 12, 2019 Small Businesses Have a New Tax Break, but There Are Many ‘Ifs’ Feb. 12, 2019 Filing Taxes on Your Phone? Insert Frustrated-Face Emoji Here Feb. 12, 2019 Smaller Tax Refunds Surprise Those Expecting More Relief Feb. 12, 2019

2. I was told there would be a tax cut for most people. So why is my return showing a tiny refund, or even an amount due?

In early 2018, the I.R.S. took its best shot at offering guidance to employers about how to change tax withholding from paychecks. In general, it suggested decreases, since the 2017 law was supposed to be a cut. That should have resulted in bigger paychecks for most people. But if you were an employee receiving those checks, you may not have noticed the increase. If that was the case, you won’t be seeing the usual April refund: You’ve already gotten it, just parceled out into slightly higher 2018 paychecks. Want to get a refund next year? If that’s your goal, Julie A. Welch, a Leawood, Kan., accountant, suggests using the I.R.S. withholding calculator to adjust your paycheck. Most people never bother.

3. Should I take the standard deduction or itemize my deductions this year?

Before breaking down what’s changed, let’s back up and explain the basics: Taxpayers are entitled to take a standard tax deduction amount, or they can itemize their deductions individually; they can deduct whichever amount is higher, resulting in a lower tax bill. Under the new tax law, the standard deduction has doubled (to $12,000 for individuals and $24,000 for joint filers), while several itemized deductions have been eliminated or limited. TurboTax estimates that as a result, nearly 90 percent of taxpayers will now take the standard deduction, up from about 70 percent in previous years. To help you figure out the best choice, the company has posted a three-step interactive tool on its blog.

4. Have any popular deductions and credits changed? What did we lose, and what can I still claim?

Dependent exemption: Under the previous law, families were able to claim a $4,050 exemption for each qualifying child, but that deduction has been eliminated. Instead, if you have children under the age of 17, you may qualify for the child tax credit, which was raised to $2,000 from $1,000 for each child. More people will qualify now that the credit begins to phase out at $400,000 in income for joint filers ($200,000 for individuals), according to Claudell Bradby, a certified public accountant with TurboTax Live. The law also introduced a $500 credit for other dependents, which could include elderly parents or children over the age of 17. Mortgage interest: If you itemize, you can deduct the interest paid on the first $750,000 in mortgage indebtedness on loans taken out after Dec. 15, 2017 (on first and second homes). Older loans are grandfathered: You can still generally deduct interest on up to $1 million in mortgage debt on loans taken out before Dec. 16, 2017. Interest on home equity loans or lines of credit are now only deductible if the debt is used to “buy, build or substantially improve” the home that secures the loan. You can no longer deduct the interest if you pay off credit card debt, for example. Alternative minimum tax: Far fewer people are expected to be snared by it because so many of the old tax breaks that set off the so-called A.M.T. have been eliminated or reduced. In addition, the minimum exemption level has increased to $109,400 for joint filers, up from $84,500; and to $70,300 for individual filers, up from $54,300. The exemption begins to phase out at $500,000 for single filers and $1 million for joint filers. Unreimbursed employee expenses: A number of employees’ business expenses that weren’t reimbursed by their employers — like classes and seminars — are no longer deductible. Moving expenses: Workers moving for a new job were once able to deduct related expenses. That has been wiped away, except for members of the military. Tax preparation fees: If you itemized, you could typically deduct the amount your tax preparer charged or similar tax-related expenses, like software bought to file electronically. This is no longer possible, unless you are self-employed.

5. Is it true that alimony is no longer deductible?

It depends, said Tyler Mickey, a tax senior manager at Moss Adams in Wenatchee, Wash. Under the previous law, spouses paying alimony could deduct those payments on their returns, while the recipients had to include the income on theirs. That remains the case for divorce agreements finalized on or before Dec. 31, 2018 (unless a couple changes the agreement after then). Therefore it’s true for returns filed this year. But for divorces completed in 2019 and later, alimony payments will no longer be deductible, and recipients will not have to include them on their returns, added Mr. Mickey, who is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ personal finance specialist committee.

6. I heard that small business owners can’t deduct meals and entertainment anymore. Is that true?

It’s half true, said Carol McCrae, a certified public accountant in Brooklyn. You can no longer deduct entertainment or amusement, generally defined as taking a client to, say, a basketball game. But you can still deduct 50 percent of what you spend on meals, as long as you are dining with clients, traveling for business or attending a business convention (or something along those lines). The meals cannot be lavish or extravagant — so forget about the tasting menu at Le Bernardin. Providing meals to employees for an office party or a meeting, she added, are still 100 percent deductible. There are specific rules you may need to follow. If you paid for a show and dinner on one bill, for example, it must be itemized — and the amount paid for meals must be clearly stated. If it’s not, she added, then no deduction is allowed.

7. Do I qualify for pass-through status and its 20 percent deduction?

The new tax laws allow some business owners — those who are set up as so-called “pass-through” companies — to deduct 20 percent of their qualified business income. Cue the rush to the tax professionals. All of Mr. Garofalo’s clients at Brass Taxes are self-employed, but many of those who have asked him about the new rules don’t realize that they are already pass-throughs, where income passes through the business to the owner’s personal tax returns. “If you earn money without taxes being taken out, poof, you’re in business,” he said. Anyone like that in any profession who is set up as a sole proprietorship, partnership or an S corporation (but not a C corporation) qualifies, as long as they are making less than $315,000 and filing taxes jointly, or under $157,500 for other taxpayers. Beyond those income levels and tax structures, it gets complicated and many professions get excluded. The Internal Revenue Service, the Tax Policy Center and the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts have all published good primers.

8. I have a taxable estate. Should I reconsider gifts I’ve given to family members?

The estate tax affects wealthy people. The amount that people can pass on to heirs without federal tax consequences has roughly doubled. In 2019, it’s $11.4 million per person. But in 2026, unless Congress acts, it goes back to $5 million (adjusted for inflation), which is what it was in 2017. State estate taxes can cloud the picture too. Micaela Saviano, a senior manager at Deloitte Tax in Chicago, said that, especially, if you hold an investment that is likely to increase in value, it may be better to hand it down to the next generation now. That way, the growth accrues to the younger person’s estate. And paying the federal gift tax now may make sense. Otherwise, the estate may have to pay estate taxes later, using part of the estate itself. Tara Siegel Bernard covers personal finance. Before joining The Times in 2008, she was deputy managing editor at FiLife, a personal finance website, and an editor at CNBC. She also worked at Dow Jones and contributed regularly to The Wall Street Journal. @tarasbernard Ron Lieber is the Your Money columnist and author of “The Opposite of Spoiled.” He previously helped develop the personal finance web site FiLife and wrote for The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company and Fortune. @ronlieber • Facebook Published at Wed, 13 Feb 2019 15:06:44 Read the full article

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Tra le saghe action più famose del cinema moderno, oltre a Mission: Impossible e 007, abbiamo quella con protagonista uno degli agenti segreti più letali di sempre: Jason Bourne. Personaggio nato dalla penna di Robert Ludlum, ed interpretato da Matt Damon, è caratterizzato anche da un mondo circostante piuttosto interessante, che è stato leggermente approfondito con il film The Bourne Legacy, di Tony Gilroy. Adesso, però, è giunto il momento di approfondire come si deve questo universo narrativo.

Network USA ha infatti prodotto la serie tv Treadstone, serie che prende il nome dal celebre programma CIA il cui scopo è quello di creare super agenti segreti come Jason Bourne, che debutterà il 15 ottobre sugli schermi americani, e di cui vi mostriamo il primo trailer e le prime foto ufficiali.

È stato, inoltre, rivelato che il titolo dell’episodio pilota sarà The Cicada Protocol, la cui sinossi è:

Dal mondo di Jason Bourne, gli agenti intorno al mondo si stanno svegliando per riprendere le loro missioni mortali.

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Treadstone è una serie Network USA che debutterà sugli schermi statunitensi il 15 ottobre 2019, creata da Tim Kring, scritta da Brandon Guercio, Marc Bernardin e dallo stesso Kring, con Ramin Bahrani alla regia, e con Rakesh Singh, Ildiko Kemeny e David Minkowski come produttori. La fotografia è a cura di Thomas Kloss e Paolo Carnera, mentre la colonna sonora è composta da Jordan Gagne e Jeff Russo.

Nel cast Jeremy Irvine (J. Randolf Bentley), Gabrielle Scharnitzky (Petra), Hyo-Joo Han (SoYun Pak), Tracy Ifeachor (Tara Coleman), Michael Gaston (Dan Levine) ed Emilia Schüle (giovane Petra).

Treadstone: primo trailer, foto e sinossi per la serie spin-off di Jason Bourne Tra le saghe action più famose del cinema moderno, oltre a Mission: Impossible e 007, abbiamo quella con protagonista uno degli agenti segreti più letali di sempre:

#foto #jason bourne #serie tv #sinossi #spin-off #tim kring #trailer #treadstone

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Shakespeare comedy wins new Showtime trophy

Best Actor and actress in a musical, as Frank Butler and Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun, Thuba Myeki and Tara-Jane Stern, flank the show’s director and 2018 Showtime Hall of Fame member, Rose Cowpar.

Bob Eveleigh writes: The new super-sized Woodlands Dairy Showtime Floating Trophy for Show of the Year was handed by the naming sponsors Chief Executive Officer, Lex Gutsche, to the PE Shakespearean Festival’ s President Rocky Mann, and director Linda-Louise Swain, for her production of Much Ado About Nothing, on-stage during the run of the 2018 Showtime Revue: Let the Good Times Roll, at the Pemads Little Theatre last Friday evening.It was the third year in a row that the group has attained this honour.

Bernardine Gardiner and Jacques Batista both won Individual Best Acting honours in a Play as Beatrice and Benedict in Much Ado About Nothing, which claimed the giant new Woodlands Dairy Floating Trophy in the annual Showtime Theatre Awards ceremonies

The second major new trophy from the awards promotion’s naming sponsors, the Woodlands Dairy Trophy for Special Achievement in Theatre, also went to Linda-Louise Swain, for her imaginative re-shaping of the Shakespeare comedy.

The Third of the “Big Three” Awards – the Mann Family’s Trophy for Innovation in Theatre – was won by Marlene Pieterse for her inspired idea in putting all six dancers in the award-winning Showtime 2017 dance troupe into matching black wigs, which unified the group and helped in their contributions to the revue and impact on audiences immensely.

All the main awards in the annual Showtime 2018 Theatre Awards are as follows:

AMATEUR: NEW AWARDS:

Show Brochure: Annie Get Your Gun, PE G&S Society.

Show Casting: Sleeping Beauty: The Pantomime: Pemads.

Dance Troupe: Showtime 2017: A Grand Night for Singing: Kayla Auld, Ma-Bell Muller, Rachel Parker, Skye Phillips, Britney Shaw, Gia Smith,

Make-Up: Sleeping Beauty.

Decor: Annie Get Your Gun.

Sound Design: Brendon Samuels, Sleeping Beauty.

Lighting Design: Mari Sharp, Showtime 2017: A Grand Night for Singing.

Individual Technical: Elizabeth Jordaan, Production Secretary for Both Annie Get Your Gun and Sleeping Beauty.

EXISTING AMATEUR AWARDS:

Hall of Fame: Anthoula Buchner, Rose Cowpar, Wayne Hughes.

Show of the Year: Much Ado About Nothing: PE Shakespearean Festival.

Special Achievement: Linda-Louise Swain, for her re-shaping concept of het production of Much Ado About Nothing.

Director: Linda- Louise Swain, Much Ado About Nothing.

Best Actress, Musical: Tara-Jane Stern, as Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun.

Best Actor, Musical: Thuba Myeki, as Frank Butler in Annie Get Your Gun.

Best Actor, Play: Jacques Batista, as Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing.

Best Actress, Play: Bernadine Gardiner, as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing.

Best Supporting Actress, Musical: Rose Cowpar, Poison Ivy in Sleeping Beauty.

Best Supporting Actor, Musical: Rob Andrews, Mau-rice in Sleeping Beauty.

Best Supporting Actress, Play: Amy Huntly as Margaret in Much Ado About Nothing.

Best Supporting Actor, Play: Leslie Speyers, as Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing.

Best Female Singer: Tara-Jane Stern, Annie Get Your Gun.

Best Debut: Jonathan Minne, as Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing.

Best Cameo: Bradley Emslie, as Verges in Much Ado About Nothing.

Best Contribution to Theatre Dance: Siobhan Day, for choreographing Showtime 2017: A Grand Night for Singing.

Best Show Routine: There’s No Business Like Show Business, in Showtime 2017 staged by Siobhan Day.

Best Contribution to Theatre Music: Wayne Hughes, musical direction for Showtime 2017.

Best Vocal Direction: Angela Freer, Annie Get Your Gun.

Best Animal Kingdom Portrayal: Megan Calder, as Baskerville, the Dog, in Sleeping Beauty.

Best Comedy Portrayal: Leslie Speyers, as Dogberry, in Much Ado About Nothing.

Best Ensemble: The Five-strong cast of Stageworld’s Curl Up and Dye: Emily Bradley, Anneke Groenewald, Danelle Koning, Olwethu Mdala, Nobesethu Rayi.

Best Creativity: Robert Lourens, writing the prize-winning The Road.

PROFESSIONAL:

Show of the Year: Synergy, Ian von Memerty Entertainment.

Best Actor: Ian von Memerty, in Synergy.

Best Actress: Vivienne von Memerty, in Synergy.

Technical Achievement: David Limbert, for lighting various schools and amateur productions – and Synergy.

Achievement in Music: Roelof Colyn, for musical director, Synergy.

Inducted into the Showtime Hall of Fame on Tuesday were Anthoula Buchner, in her youth a dancer but, for the past 16 years to date catering for the needs of the PE dance world in business, G&S Society President, Rose Cowpar, for major services to theatre in a very short space of time as a PE resident, and Wayne Hughes, Showtime’s popular musical and vocal director since inception in 1991, and his recent six-year return to the function.

Much Ado About Nothing also won in many other categories, including best revival, and for many cast members, with Jacques Batista and Bernadine Gardiner both gaining best acting honours as Benedick and Beatrice, Leslie Speyers winning both as best supporting actor and best comedy portrayal as Dogberry, Amy Huntly, best supporting actress as Margaret, Jonathan Minne, best debut, as Leonato and Bradley Emslie best cameo as Verges.

Best actress and actor in a musical went to Tara-Jane Stern and Thuba Myeki as Annie Oakley and Frank Butler in Annie Get Your Gun.

In the professional ranks, all five certificates presented went to Ian von Memerty’s staging of Synergy, which won as Show of the Year, with individual honours going to Ian and Vivienne von Memerty, David Limbert and Roelof Colyn.

The annual Showtime 2018 Theatre Awards and production of Let the Good Times Roll were presented by Woodlands Dairy in collaboration with the PE Musical and Dramatic Society, supported by Business and Arts South Africa (BASA).

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Berks HOPE Consortium Hosts Free Berks County Event “High with Hope in Berks”

Wernersville, PA (February 6, 2017) – The disease of addiction continues to impact individuals and families across Berks County and throughout the country. Berks HOPE (Helping Others/Providing Expertise), a consortium of experts and community leaders dedicated to making resources for addiction intervention, treatment, and recovery more easily accessible to those who need them, announced it will host a free event, High with Hope in Berks, on February 22, 2017. The event will be held at the Francis Hall Theatre at Alvernia University, 400 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA. Doors open at 5:30pm and the event will run from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

High with Hope in Berks will feature vignette performances by Tara Handron, Regional Vice President of Caron Treatment Centers’ Recovery Center in Washington, DC. The performances will be an adaptation of Handron’s one-woman show Drunk with Hope in Chicago, which spreads awareness about addiction as well as recovery and helps break down the stigma surrounding the disease. Handron created this adaptation, High with Hope in Berks, to address the specific issues families face in Berks County.

“I am so excited to be performing this special collection of vignettes,” said Handron. “We’re utilizing a new, creative way of illustrating what substance abuse and addiction can look like through various perspectives. In one vignette, I portray a young man who wakes up after blacking out from alcohol use the night before. In another, I represent a mother of a college-aged daughter who is worried about her daughter’s behavior and potential addiction. We want to send the message that addiction does not discriminate – but that there is hope for recovery.”

Handron’s production moves away from clichéd representations of addiction and recovery, relying on complex characters and layered stories to expose the raw emotions experienced by so many impacted by addiction. The vignettes will address a range of issues including: prevention, disease onset, assessment, intervention, treatment, family, and recovery. After each vignette, a panel of local experts will help the audience process each character’s experience, as well as answer common questions.

The discussion will feature panelists from Alvernia University, Caron, Common Ground, Council on Chemical Abuse (COCA), Easy Does It (EDI), Herd by a Horse, Reading Health System, Treatment Access Services (TASC), and a local parent.

“It’s critical for communities to come together to address the issue of addiction that is devastating so many lives,” said Doug Tieman, President and CEO of Caron who helped organize the Berks HOPE consortium. “It can be a daunting task for families in need of addiction treatment to find the right resources for their loved ones. The goal of the Berks HOPE consortium and the High with Hopes in Berks event is to connect families to the most appropriate resources, and educate them about the disease.”

This is the third event hosted by the Berks HOPE consortium, whose members include Caron, TASC, COCA, Reading Health System, EDI, Common Ground Recovery Ministry, the Berks County District Attorney’s Office, Rick Wolf (Education Leader and Retired Assistant Superintendent of Governor Mifflin School District), the Berks County Medical Society, and the Reading School District.

High with Hope in Berks will also feature an exhibition of local organizations that provide addiction treatment, education, recovery and/or family support services. Representatives from each of these organizations will be available to answer questions.

“The goal of this event is to spread awareness, and ultimately, hope,” said Yvonne Stroman, Community Programs Specialist for COCA and the event’s moderator. “We want Berks families to know that there are resources and support available. They are not alone.”

For more information on High with Hope in Berks or Berks HOPE, visit www.Caron.org/BerksHOPE and www.caron.org/HighWithHope.

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Tara Bernardin appeals to the process of slowing down.

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All The Books I Read In 2020

Here she is! The full list of books I read in 2020. My goal was to read 52 books again this year, but once lockdown started I upped it to 100, and I ultimately surpassed even that goal!! I think reading is so important for my personal growth and mental health, so the last two years I have made reading a big priority in my life, and it is the best choice I could have made. This year especially, I found reading to be such a comfort and such a great tool for keeping the quarantine blues at bay. Here’s to all the books I read in 2020, and all the books I will read in 2021!

132 books, 44,531 pages, and a refreshed passion for learning and growth:

The Kite Runner- Khaled Hosseini (372 pgs) 4.5

A Discovery of Witches- Deborah Harkness (579 pgs) 2.75

The Call of the Wild and Selected Stories- Jack London (176 pgs) 4

I Wear The Black Hat -Chuck Klosterman (225 pgs) 3.75

Digital Fortress- Dan Brown (430 pgs) 3.75

Night Boat to Tangier- Kevin Barry (224 pgs) 2

The Chemist- Stephanie Meyer (518 pgs) 3

Find Me- Andre Aciman (272 pgs) 3.5

A Walk In The Woods- Bill Bryson (394 pgs) 4.5

Invisible Monsters- Chuck Palahniuk (304 pgs) 2.5

Underland, A Deep Time Journey- Robert MacFarlane (496 pgs) 3.25

The Dutch House -Ann Patchett (337 pgs) 5

Notes From a Small Island -Bill Bryson (324 pgs) 3.75

Home Work -Julie Andrews (560 pgs) 3.5

100 Essential Things You Didn’t Know About Maths and The Arts- John D. Barrow (320 pgs) 2.25

On the Road -Jack Kerouac (307 pgs) 3.5

Train Dreams -Denis Johnson (116 pgs) 4.25

2001: A Space Odyssey -Arthur C. Clarke (297 pgs) 4.75

Educated: A Memoir -Tara Westover (334 pgs) 5

Carrie -Stephen King (253 pgs) 3.5

Dig. -A.S. King (394 pgs) 4

salt slow -Julia Armfield (208 pgs) 3

Don’t Call Us Dead -Danez Smith (96 pgs) 5

Convenience Store Woman -Sayaka Murata (163 pgs) 3.25

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir -Bill Bryson (288 pgs) 3.75

Who Moved My Cheese? -Spencer Johnson (96 pgs) 3.5

The Truth About Keeping Secrets -Savannah Brown (336 pgs) 4

All-American Poem -Matthew Dickman (85 pgs) 3.5

2010: Odyssey Two -Arthur C. Clarke (320 pgs) 4

Behind Her Eyes -Sarah Pinborough (307 pgs) 3

The Stand -Stephen King (1440 pgs) 4

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous- Ocean Vuong (246 pgs) 4.5

Homie: Poems -Danez Smith (96 pgs) 4

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet -Becky Chambers (516 pgs) 3.5

The Silent Patient -Alex Michealide (325 pgs) 3.75

Talking As Fast As I Can -Lauren Graham (205 pgs) 3.5

Gregor the Overlander -Suzanne Collins (326 pgs) 1.5

The Transmigration of Bodies -Yuri Herrera (112 pgs) 2.5

The Deep -Rivers Solomon (166 pgs) 4

The Last Man -Mary Shelley (478 pgs) 3

Oryx and Crake -Margaret Atwood (389 pgs) 4.25

One Summer: America, 1927 -Bill Bryson (456 pgs) 3.5

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe -Benjamin Alire Sáenz (359 pgs) 3

The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest -Anatoli Boukreev (297 pgs) 3.75

2061: Odyssey Three -Arthur C. Clarke (302 pgs) 3

Where I Belong -Alan Doyle (315 pgs) 4

Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World -Matt Parker (314 pgs) 4

Normal People -Sally Rooney (304 pgs) 4

Dinosaur Tales -Ray Bradbury (144 pgs) 3

Someday, Someday, Maybe -Lauren Graham (340 pgs) 3.25

The Power -Naomi Alderman (341 pgs) 4.25

Deception Point -Dan Brown (558 pgs) 2.5

3001: The Final Odyssey -Arthur C. Clarke (272 pgs) 3.75

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes -Suzanne Collins (540 pgs) 3.5

The Vegetarian-Han Kang (188 pgs) 3

The Map of Salt and Stars -Zeyn Joukhadar (368 pgs) 4.5

One Man’s Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey -Sam Keith (224 pgs) 4

11/22/63 -Stephen King (849 pgs) 4.5

The Ballad of Black Tom -Victor LaValle (149 pgs) 3.5

Girl With A Pearl Earring -Tracy Chevalier (233 pgs) 4

The Year of the Flood -Margaret Atwood (431 pgs) 3.5

In A Sunburned Country -Bill Bryson (335 pgs) 3

Disappearing Earth -Julia Phillips (312 pgs) 2.5

The Hidden Life of Trees -Peter Wohlleben (288 pgs) 3.5

The People in the Trees -Hanya Yanagihara (368 pgs) 4

Shadow of Night -Deborah Harkness (584 pgs) 3

High Fidelity -Nick Hornby (340 pgs) 3.5

If It Bleeds -Stephen King (528 pgs) 3.5

Sharp Objects -Gillian Flynn (254 pgs) 4

A Newfoundlander in Canada -Alan Doyle (244 pgs) 4

The Water Dancer -Ta-Nehisi Coates (406 pgs) 4

The Fellowship of the Ring -J.R.R. Tolkien (398 pgs) 5

The Bluest Eye -Toni Morrison (216 pgs) 4

Into the Wild -Jon Krakauer (207 pgs) 4

Fahrenheit 451 -Ray Bradbury (194 pgs) 4

Burial Rites -Hannah Kent (336 pgs) 4.5

The Poet X -Elizabeth Acevedo (368 pgs) 5

The End of October -Lawrence Wright (400 pgs) 1.5

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine -Gail Honeyman (336 pgs) 3.5

Survivor -Chuck Palahniuk (304 pgs) 3.5

Every Song Ever -Ben Ratliff (272 pgs) 2

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor -Hank Green (452 pgs) 4

The Time Traveler's Wife -Audrey Niffenegger (540 pgs) 3.5

The Body: A Guide for Occupants -Bill Bryson (450 pgs) 3

Mr. Mercedes -Stephen King (437 pgs) 3.5

Girl, Woman, Other -Bernardine Evaristo (453 pgs) 4.5

Midnight Sun -Stephenie Meyer (662 pgs) 2

The Maltese Falcon -Dashiell Hammett (213 pgs) 3

The Hunting Party -Lucy Foley (406 pgs) 4

The Hating Game -Sally Thorne (387 pgs) 2.5

My Year of Rest and Relaxation -Ottessa Moshfegh (304 pgs) 4

Real Life -Brandon Taylor (329 pgs) 4

My Sister the Serial Killer -Oyinkan Braithwaite (226 pgs) 4

The Answer Is...: Reflections on My Life -Alex Trebek (304 pgs) 3

Eileen -Ottessa Moshfegh (272 pgs) 3

Answering Back -Carol Ann Duffy (144 pgs) 4

Then She Was Gone -Lisa Jewell (359 pgs) 3.5

Death In Her Hands -Ottessa Moshfegh (259 pgs) 3.5

This Is How You Lose The Time War -Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone (209 pgs) 4

The Goldfinch -Donna Tartt (771 pgs) 4.5

Shutter Island -Dennis Lehane (369 pgs) 3.5

The Devil All The Time -Donald Ray Pollock (261 pgs) 4

I'm Thinking of Ending Things -Iain Reid (241 pgs) 2

Bunny -Mona Awad (307 pgs) 3

The Snowman -Jo Nesbø (516 pgs) 2.5

Something Wicked This Way Comes -Ray Bradbury (293 pgs) 3

Pretty Little Liars -Sara Shepard (286 pgs) 1

Psycho -Robert Bloch (208 pgs) 3.5

Along Came a Spider -James Patterson (449 pgs) 3

American Psycho -Brett Easton Ellis (399 pgs) 4

Night Sky With Exit Wounds -Ocean Vuong (89 pgs) 4

Arctic Dreams -Barry Lopez (496 pgs) 4

Four Colors Suffice -Robin Wilson (280 pgs) 4.5

My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry -Fredrik Backman (372 pgs) 3

Such A Fun Age -Kiley Reid (320 pgs) 4

In The Dream House -Carmen Maria Machado (251 pgs) 4.5

Beach Read -Emily Henry (361 pgs) 3.5

The Queen's Gambit -Walter Tevis (243 pgs) 3.5

The Book of Life -Deborah Harkness (561 pgs) 2.5

Atomic Habits -James Clear (319 pgs) 2.5

Heart Berries -Terese Marie Mailhot (143 pgs) 3

The Kiss Quotient -Helen Hoang (323 pgs) 3

Around The World In 80 Days -Jules Verne (252 pgs) 3

Dolores Claiborne -Stephen King (384 pgs) 4.5

Flatland -Edwin Abbott (96 pgs) 3.5

The Impossible Girl -Lydia Kang (364 pgs) 2.5

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through The looking Glass -Lewis Carroll (239 pgs) 3.5

Kiss The Girls -James Patterson (481 pgs) 2

The Bride Test -Helen Hoang (296 pgs) 2.5

In A Holidaze -Christina Lauren (307 pgs) 3.5

‘Twas The Knife Before Christmas -Jacqueline Frost (309 pgs) 2.5

The Great Alone -Kristin Hannah (435 pgs) 4

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