2016 Lists: Reading Recommendations
2016 Reading Recommendations*
A list of some of my favorite reads this year.
This list, in no way, includes all of my favorites, just some of the ones that I finished this year- they are listed in no particular order.
- If you would like to purchase any of these books, I recommend finding your local independent bookstore. You can do that here: http://www.indiebound.org/indie-bookstore-finder
- Your local library probably carries a lot of these titles as well, or can get them for you.
Book Reviews:
I personally don't read reviews before I start a book—I want to make up my own mind—but some people live by reviews. I have included reviews for each of these books (not my own). Please keep in mind that I may not share the reviewer's opinion.
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick
Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple
The Visitors by Simon Sylvester
Britt Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume
The One in a Million Boy by Monica Wood
Be Frank With Me by Julia Claiborne Johnson
Piece of Mind by Michele Adelman
Ways to Disappear by Idra Novey
Small Blessings by Martha Woodroof
Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
The Education of Dixie Dupree by Donna Everhart
The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
The Girl in the Red Coat by Kate Hamer
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
*I am not being paid by any person or business to promote the above works. If you have questions or comments, please feel free to contact me.