The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
Best Reads of 2023
Fiction
Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs
Hill, Halle Good Women
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail
Adiche, Chimamanda Ngoni Americanah by Chimamanda
Larson, Nella Passing by Nella Larson
Jones, Robert Jr. The Prophets by Robert Jones,
Cosby, S.A. Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby
McBride, James Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Washington, Bryan Memorial by Bryan Washington
Bennett, Brit The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Ta-Nehisi Coates The Water Dancer
Edugyan, Esi Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
Cleave, Chris Everyone Brave Is Forgiven
Doerr, Anthony All The Light We Cannot See
Egan, Jennifer Manhattan Beach
Krauss, Nicole Forest Dark
Morris, Heather The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Zusak, Markus The Book Thief
Hunter, Georgia We Were the Lucky Ones
The Storyteller's Death by Ann Davila Cardinal
Memoir
Just An Ordinary Woman Breathing by Julie Marie
Dostie, Ryan Leigh Formation: A Woman's Memoir Of
Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving Extremism
Lovesick: One Woman's Journey Through Sexual
Harper, Michele The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir
Haley, Alex The Autobiography of Malcolm X: as
Obama, Barrack The Audacity Of Hope by Barrack
Obama, Michelle Becoming by Michelle Obama
You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie
Girlhood by Melissa Febos
Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou
Pageboy by Elliot Page
Tell Me Everything by Minka Kelly
Fighting Fire by Caroline Paul
https://amzn.to/3HdPTTmUnbecoming: A Memoir of
Essay Collections
My Body Is A Book Of Rules by Elissa Washuta
The Best American Essays 2022 edited by Alexander
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
Tomboyland by Melissa Faliveno
Ikpi, Bassey I'm Telling The Truth But I'm Lying:
Young, Damon What Doesn't Kill You Makes You
How To Survive Death And Other Inconveniences by
Non-Fiction
The Best American Essays 2022 edited by Alexander
Dostie, Ryan Leigh Formation: A Woman's Memoir Of
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
Tomboyland by Melissa Faliveno
Wilkerson, Isabel Caste The Origins Of Our
Dyson, Michael Eric Long Time Coming
Haley, Alex The Autobiography of Malcolm X: as
Obama, Barrack The Audacity Of Hope by Barrack
Obama, Michelle Becoming by Michelle Obama
Kendall, Mikki Hood Feminism: Notes From The Women
Young, Damon What Doesn't Kill You Makes You
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
Good For A Girl by Lauren Fleshman
The Cult of Smart by Fredrik deBoer
All The Rage: Mothers, Fathers, And The Myth of
Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
Historical Fiction
Ta-Nehisi Coates The Water Dancer
Edugyan, Esi Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
Cleave, Chris Everyone Brave Is Forgiven
Doerr, Anthony All The Light We Cannot See
Egan, Jennifer Manhattan Beach
Morris, Heather The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Zusak, Markus The Book Thief
Hunter, Georgia We Were the Lucky Ones
Magical Realism (Sci-Fi)
Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs
The Storyteller's Death by Ann Davila Cardinal
Books About Food
Washington, Bryan Memorial by Bryan Washington
BIPOC
My Body Is A Book Of Rules by Elissa Washuta
Hill, Halle Good Women
The Best American Essays 2022 edited by Alexander
Harper, Michele The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir
Wilkerson, Isabel Caste The Origins Of Our
Dyson, Michael Eric Long Time Coming
Haley, Alex The Autobiography of Malcolm X: as
Obama, Barrack The Audacity Of Hope by Barrack
Obama, Michelle Becoming by Michelle Obama
Ikpi, Bassey I'm Telling The Truth But I'm Lying:
Kendall, Mikki Hood Feminism: Notes From The Women
Young, Damon What Doesn't Kill You Makes You
Adiche, Chimamanda Ngoni Americanah by Chimamanda
Larson, Nella Passing by Nella Larson
Jones, Robert Jr. The Prophets by Robert Jones,
Cosby, S.A. Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby
McBride, James Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Washington, Bryan Memorial by Bryan Washington
Bennett, Brit The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Ta-Nehisi Coates The Water Dancer
Edugyan, Esi Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou
https://amzn.to/3HdPTTmUnbecoming: A Memoir of
Black History Recommended Reading - Fiction and
Women Authors
The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs
Just An Ordinary Woman Breathing by Julie Marie
My Body Is A Book Of Rules by Elissa Washuta
Hill, Halle Good Women
The Best American Essays 2022 edited by Alexander
Dostie, Ryan Leigh Formation: A Woman's Memoir Of
Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving Extremism
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
Lovesick: One Woman's Journey Through Sexual
Harper, Michele The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir
Wilkerson, Isabel Caste The Origins Of Our
Obama, Michelle Becoming by Michelle Obama
Ikpi, Bassey I'm Telling The Truth But I'm Lying:
Kendall, Mikki Hood Feminism: Notes From The Women
Adiche, Chimamanda Ngoni Americanah by Chimamanda
Larson, Nella Passing by Nella Larson
Bennett, Brit The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Egan, Jennifer Manhattan Beach
Krauss, Nicole Forest Dark
Morris, Heather The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Hunter, Georgia We Were the Lucky Ones
Good For A Girl by Lauren Fleshman
You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie
Girlhood by Melissa Febos
Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou
Tell Me Everything by Minka Kelly
The Storyteller's Death by Ann Davila Cardinal
All The Rage: Mothers, Fathers, And The Myth of
Fighting Fire by Caroline Paul
How To Survive Death And Other Inconveniences by
Acetylene Torch Songs by Sue William Silverman
https://amzn.to/3HdPTTmUnbecoming: A Memoir of
LGTBQ+
Tomboyland by Melissa Faliveno
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
The Best American Essays 2022 edited by Alexander
Just An Ordinary Woman Breathing by Julie Marie
Pageboy by Elliot Page
Girlhood by Melissa Febos