Melinda's Top Ten Literary Picks A Mix of Fiction/Non-Fiction/Short Stories and Poetry for 2024

                     The Top 10 Are Listed in Alphabetical Order by Author's Name: 

1.    Taffy Brodesser-Akner's LONG ISLAND COMPROMISE - Patriarch's kidnapping takes collateral damage on all family members.

2.    Nonfiction Sloane Crowley GRIEF IS for PEOPLE - Beautiful reflection on the life of a friend who took his own life unexpectedly.

3.    Louise Erdrich - THE SENTENCE continues to prove her prowess as a literary writer of multi-genres in this novel: Native American Renaissance, social reform and philosophy.

4.    Percival Everett JAMES - revisionist take on Twain's Huckleberry Finn. 

5.    Nonfiction Matt Haig shares his history of depression and offers practical suggestions. 

6.    Henry Hoke's OPEN THROAT - The narrator is a savvy mountain lion living under the HOLLYWOOD sign

7.    Miranda July's ALL FOURS - Mid-40s female's road trip takes a detour and explores her sexual drive.

8.    Alice Monroe - RUNAWAY The runway queen of short stories struts her stuff in this collection.

9.    Paul Murray's The BEE STING - Irish family drama that cuts deep with a touch of magic and blarney.

10.   George Saunders - PASTORALIA  Short story collection that will resonate long after being read.

BONUS

11.   Jesse Nathan Poetry - EGG TOOTH - Try a sampling of poetry that has some bite.