The following books are my top ten favorite reads since the new year. The books, arranged in alphabetical order by author are by nat'l & int'l authors. The list consists of fiction, non-fiction, memoir, short story collections and poetry.
Top 10 Picks:
1. Paul Auster's 4,3, 2,1 - Book Prize nominated Four trajectories for the same young man's life.
2. Nathan Englander's short story collection WHAT WE TALK about when WE TALK ABOUT ANNE FRANK nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
3. T S Eliot's phenomenal poetry collection THE FOUR QUARTETs
4. Jason Felch & Ralph Framolino's CHASING APHRODITE Non-Fiction account of outrageous alchemy in the art world.
5. Lisa Hadley's ASYMMETRY - an amazing debut novel reminiscent of Philip Roth.
6. Moshni Hamid's "Exist West" nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
7. Tayari Jones' AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE
8. George Saunders' Nat'l Book Award winning LINCOLN at the BARDO
9. David Sedaris' humorous & bittersweet memoirs CALYPSO.
10. Madeleine Thien's Booker Prize nominated DO not SAY WE HAVE NOTHING - historic fiction of Chinese Cultural Revolution.
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