2019 Halftime Report

Once again, it’s time for this year’s halftime report.  This year has brought many amazing books already and here are my favorites.  I’ve linked to those that I have already reviewed.  But, never fear, reviews of the rest will be sprinkled throughout the rest of the year.  Enjoy!

Thick:  And Other Essays – Tressie McMillian Cottom (1/5)

Last Night in Nuuk – Niviaq Korneliussen (1/15)

None of the Above: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Public Schools Cheating Scandal, Corporate Greed, and the Criminalization of Educators – Shani Robinson and Anna Simonton (1/15)

The Current – Tim Johnston (1/22)

The Atlas of Reds and Blues – Devi S. Laskar (2/5)

Daisy Jones & The Six – Taylor Jenkiins Reid (3/5)

The Lady From the Black Lagoon:  Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick – Mallory O’Meara (3/5)

Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States – Samantha Allen (3/5)

The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books:  Christopher Columbus, His Son, and the Quest to Build the World’s Greatest Library – Edward Wilson-Lee (3/12)

The Honey Bus: A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees – Meredith May (4/2)

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone:  A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed – Lori Gottlieb (4/2)

A Sin By Any Other Name: Reckoning with Racism and the Heritage of the South – Robert W. Lee (4/2)

Miracle Creek  – Angie Kim (4/16) 

Disappearing Earth – Julia Phillips (5/14)

The Farm – Joanne Ramos (5/7)

Home Remedies:  Short Stories – Xuan Juliana Wang (5/14)

Red, White & Royal Blue – Casey McQuiston (5/14)

Correspondents – Tm Murphy (5/19)

Recursion – Blake Crouch (6/11)

Bunny – Mona Awad (6/11)

 

* Yup, I snagged the graphic from CNBC.  Shout out!

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