Day #21 NaNoWriMo – NEVER LET ME GO by Kazuo Ishiguro
By Amanda Rutter The book that I have enjoyed the most during 2019 is not a 2019 release – in fact, it’s a novel I should…
Day #20 NaNoWriMo – THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE BY Samantha Shannon
By Tim Hanley “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is valuable advice, of course. But sometimes you’re in a bookstore and you see a novel…
Day #19 NaNoWriMo – The Best Kind of International Relations: RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE by Casey McQuiston
By Anica Lewis When I’m asked about my favorite reads of 2019 so far, one book jumps to mind. Well, saunters to mind, flashing an irresistible…
Day #18 NaNoWriMo – THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY by Alix E. Harrow
By Liz Rahn My go-to books typically fall into literary fiction. I gravitate toward books with heavy emotional content, dealing with lofty, introspective themes. But those…
Day #17 NaNoWriMo – MISTER MIRACLE by Tom King
By Alex Giannini I’m picky about my tattoos. Frustratingly so. I mean, listen. I’ve got a pretty obsessive-compulsive personality to begin with, so if I’m gonna…
Day #16 NaNoWriMo – BRAVE FACE by Shaun David Hutchinson
By Jodi Turchin Having to choose one favorite read from 2019 has proven quite difficult. There are so many good reads out there from some of…
Day #15 NaNoWriMo – MY LADY JANE and MY PLAIN JANE by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton and Jodi Meadows
By Kate Watson As an author of more than one classic retelling, I’m a little embarrassed to admit how long it took me to read MY…
Day #14 NaNoWriMo – ON THE COME UP by Angie Thomas
By Teresa Richards I’ve read a lot of great books this year, so it’s hard to pick just one. Speak Easy Speak Love by McKelle George,…
Day #13 NaNoWriMo – SOUNDS LIKE TITANIC by Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman
By Elissa R. Sloan I love finding a book that is intriguing on the shelf even more amazing when I read it. One such memoir that…
Day #12 NaNoWriMo – THE POET X by Elizabeth Acevedo
By Rachel Smoka-Richardson “I only know that learning to believe in the power of my own words has been the most freeing experience of my life.…
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