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.)