As we draw near to the end of 2019, we reflect on this past year of reading. From favorite books to reading goals to bookish items on our Christmas lists, we cover a lot of ground! Special thanks to everyone who commented or wrote us a message. We love our listeners, and it was so much fun to include you all in this episode! Grab some Peanut Butter M&M’s and a cup of tea and listen in to our 2019 Year in Review!
Favorite Books of 2019 (2:50)
The Scarlet Thread by Francine Rivers
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
The Outcasts (Brotherband Chronicles, Book 1) by John Flanagan
The Train to Impossible Places by P.G. Bell
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottleib
Side by Side by Edward T. Welch
The Masterpiece by Francine Rivers
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
The Cuckoo’s Calling (A Cormoran Strike Novel) by Robert Gailbraith
In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
Least Favorite Books of 2019 (21:29)
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
The Gone Dead by Chanelle Benz
The Train to Impossible Places by P.G. Bell
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Favorite Newbery Book of 2019 (29:25)
Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
Roll of Thunder, Hear by Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Least Favorite Newbery Book of 2019 (32:24)
The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly
How Close Are You to Meeting Your 2019 Reading Goal? (38:19)
What Books or Bookish Items Are on Your Christmas Wishlist? (47:16)
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, PhD
8 Great Smarts by Kathy Koch, PhD and John Stonestreet (Kathy Koch’s last name is pronounced “cook” not “coe” as Lauren says it in the episode)
The Raymie Nightingale Three-Book Collection by Kate DiCamillo
The Great Brain Robbery by P.G. Bell
His Dark Materials 3-Book Set by Philip Pullman
The Chronicles of Narnia (Barnes and Noble Collectible Edition) by C.S. Lewis
The Jane Austen Collection (Macmillan Collector’s Library)
Help Books of Wonder Relocate Auction
Was there anything different about you reading life this year? (1:01:06)
Ask Us Anything! (1:07:53)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
A Newbery Christmas edited by Charles G. Waugh
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Suess
The Nutcracker by Susan Jeffers
The Legend of the Candy Cane by Lori Walburg
Snowmen at Christmas by Caralyn Buehner and Mark Buehner
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling
Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
The Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp
Unwrapping the Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp
Episode 7: The Tale of Despereaux
Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Other Books mentioned in this episode:
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois
Our Next Book (1:24:23)
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Wow! You guys certainly covered a lot of ground! It’s been a fun year of reading. Thank you for inspiring me to read more!
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