Battleground has been finished and awaits placement among its companions (after cataloguing of course). I was thrilled with the ending because my favorite character survived, which given that he’s the lead should be the case, but that doesn’t always hold true these days. More importantly the ending indicated that there is another book in the series on the horizon and I couldn’t be happier.
So, with the completion of Battleground, my book count for 2020 is 14. Rick Riordan’s the Tower of Nero is next up, so I’ll have a shot at adding at least one more to the list before year’s end. Updates to come.
As I’ve mentioned before, I am on a lot of publisher’s/bookseller’s email lists and with the holidays coming soon the emails are coming fast and furious. I get reading recommendation emails all the time, so I thought I would pass some on to you my dear readers in the hope that you will find a good read for yourself or a great gift for someone you love. But if you find it hard to choose a book for someone gift cards are also available at many a bookshop or at www.bookshop.org, a great new online platform helping independent bookstores compete with the likes of Amazon.
Barnes and Nobles New and Notable 2020 Book of the Year and Finalists:
World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatahil
Accidentally Wes Anderson by Wally Koval
Leave The World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Pieometry: Modern Tart Art and Pie Design for the Eye and Palate by Lauren Ko
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of The National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason Reynolds
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May (I think I may need this 🤪)
Penguin Random House December recommended reads:
The Kingdom by Jo Nesbo
A Promised Land by Barrack Obama
The Cousins by Karen M McManus
Bag Man by Rachel Maddow and Michael Yarvitz
Missionaries by Phil Klay
A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir
The book I loved this year: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern – To me, this book was a love letter to readers written three dimensionally. I read her first novel The Night Circus and it too was a read of the year for me as well.
I hope something in the lists inspires you! Check them out online to read the descriptor because it might not be your cup of tea and that’s ok. Or, if you’re a book buyer like me and not sure you want to buy it, the local library is a great alternative 😊😊.
Until next time, happy reading!
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