Your book lists are below. But first, last week I asked you what book you most enjoyed reading this year. Thanks for sharing! Here are some of the books you said you liked in 2019:
The Overstory by Richard Powers (paid link)
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (paid link)
The Chef by James Patterson (paid link)
Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips (paid link)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (paid link)
Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton (paid link)
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (paid link)
Now I’m curious about the book you definitely want to read in 2020. What’s on your must-read list for next year? Let me know and I’ll share your answer in next Friday’s email.
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Best of the Year Book Lists
The 21 Best Books of 2019 (E! Online)
The 15 Best Books of 2019 (The Atlantic)
The New York Post’s Best Books of 2019 (The New York Post)
Our 15 Favorite Books of 2019 (Houston Chronicle)
Best of the Year Genre-Specific Book Lists
The Best Poetry Books of 2019 (The New York Times)
The 10 Best Romance Novels of 2019 (Entertainment Weekly)
Best of the Decade Book Lists
January Book Lists
10 Books to Watch for in January (The New York Times)
2020 Book Lists
The 30 Most Anticipated Books of 2020 (So Far) (The Oprah Magazine)
34 Promising New YA Books to Look Out for in 2020 (Popsugar)

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