By popular demand, here are my favorite reads of the publishing year. Family and relationship dynamics are front and center in a lineup full of heartache and hope. Plus, a few of my favorite authors are back in action.

By popular demand, here are my favorite reads of the publishing year. Once again, female authors steal the show.

By popular demand, here are my favorite reads of the publishing year. An epic, a next-level thriller and a continuation of the beloved Golem and Jinni are among those featured. Female authors dominated.

By popular demand, here are my favorite reads of the publishing year. Both debut and veteran authors brought their A Games to all our favorite genres: fiction, historical fiction, dystopian fiction, memoir and biography.

By popular demand, here are my favorite reads of the publishing year. Some of the most important writing ever published hit shelves in 2019. May we all applaud these authors’ vulnerability, tenacity and heed for truth. (Don’t worry, I threw in some fun ones too.)