In This Episode
The Book Evangelists discuss their Best Books of 2019 and reflect on their reading habits.
Best Books of 2019 – Marian
- The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson – non-fiction “I just love this book!”
- All Systems Red by Martha Wells
- Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
- The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Additional mentions:
- Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
- Fire and Heist by Sarah Beth Durst
- Fawkes by Nadine Brandes
- Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Best Books of 2019 – Lissa
- What We Talk About When We Talk About Books by Leah Price
- The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
- Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
- Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
- The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
- This is How We Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Things Lissa read in 2019 that she wouldn’t normally have tried:
- Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues by Molly Harper
- Picnic by William Inge
- Dune by Frank Herbert
- Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi (the first 80% of it)
Marian: I’m very surprised to see that of my five favorite books of 2019, three of them are science fiction books.
Lissa: I know, right?!? What is happening to us?
Best Books of 2019 that I didn’t get around to reading. Yet. (Lissa’s list at work)
These books are coming out in 2020! We are excited!
- Keep Moving by Maggie Smith
- Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
- The Last Emperox by John Scalzi
- The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
- All Systems Red by Martha Wells
2020 Reading Resolutions
Lissa’s resolution: Buy and Read More Print Books and Read Them Intentionally (Not in my Bed!) and Write in the Margins.
Marian’s resolution: Read More and Better Poetry. Join a Book Group.
Marian’s resolution FOR LISSA: You should read the Murderbot novellas. And listen to Lockwood and Co.
Lissa’s resolution FOR MARIAN: Reflect on what you read more. The learning is in the reflection. And I think you should try a John Scalzi novel. You can pick which one.
Cover blurbs are the print version of author twitter.
Lissa
Coming Up
Next episode: The Book Evangelists will discuss The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
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