2013 Books
by Kim
on January 19, 2014
December
Redniss, Lauren: Radioactive (nonfiction)
Marion, Isaac: Warm Bodies (YA fiction/audio book)
Rowell, Rainbow: Fangirl (YA fiction)
Shakespeare, Nicholas: Priscilla (nonfiction)
DuBois, Jennifer: Cartwheel (fiction)
November
Kramon, Justin: The Preservationist (fiction)
Kerman, Piper: Orange is the New Black (memoir)
Roiphe, Katie: In Praise of Messy Lives (essays)
Thompson, Clive: Smarter Than You Think (nonfiction)
Wecker, Helene: The Golem and the Jinni (fiction)
October
Fink, Sheri: Five Days at Memorial (nonfiction)
Goodyear, Dana: Anything That Moves (nonfiction)
Sokolove, Michael: Drama High (nonfiction)
Clark, Roy Peter: How to Write Short (nonfiction)
Bissell, Tim: Extra Lives (nonfiction/audio book)
Tartt, Donna: The Goldfinch (fiction)
September
Atwood, Margaret: MaddAddam (fiction)
Valenti, Jessica: Why Have Kids? (nonfiction)
Rowling, J.K.: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (YA fiction)
Sandberg, Sheryl: Lean In (nonfiction)
Atwood, Margaret: Cat’s Eye (fiction)
August
Pang, Alex Soojung-Kim: The Distraction Addiction (nonfiction)
Yang, Gene Luen: Avatar the Last Airbender: The Promise (YA fiction)
Yang, Gene Luen: Avatar the Last Airbender: The Search (YA fiction)
Bishop, Patrick: The Hunt for Hitler’s Warship (nonfiction)
St. Germain, Justin: Son of a Gun (memoir)
Jackson, Nate: Slow Getting Up (memoir)
Butler, Katy: Knocking on Heaven’s Door (nonfiction)
Kizza, Tom: Pilgrim’s Wilderness (nonfiction)
Strayed, Cheryl: Tiny Beautiful Things (essays)
Pessl, Marisha: Night Film (fiction)
Atwood, Margaret: Oryx and Crake (fiction)
Atwood, Margaret: Year of the Flood (fiction)
Roth, Veronica: Insurgent (YA fiction)
July
Barry, Max: Lexicon (fiction)
Bardugo, Leigh: Shadow and Bone (YA fiction)
Sonnenberg, Susannah: She Matters (memoir)
Atkinson, Kate: Life After Life (fiction)
Coffey, Wayne: The Boys of Winter (narrative nonfiction)
Rowling, J.K.: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (YA fiction)
Sicha, Choire: Very Recent History (narrative nonfiction)
Kachka, Boris: Hothouse (nonfiction)
Le Page, Jody and Bell White, Sylvia: Sister (nonfiction)
Brosh, Allie: Hyperbole and a Half (essays)
Rowling, J.K.: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (YA fiction)
Bardugo, Leigh: Siege and Storm (YA fiction)
June
Hanel, Rachel: We’ll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down (memoir)
Rowling, J.K.: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (YA fiction)
Van Booy, Simon: The Illusion of Separateness (fiction)
Rybczynsk, Witold: Last Harvest (nonfiction)
Horn, Stacy: Imperfect Harmony (memoir)
Rowling, J.K.: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (YA fiction)
Collins, Paul: Duel With the Devil (narrative nonfiction)
Glei, Jocelyn: Manage Your Day-to-Day (nonfiction)
Saslow, Eli: Ten Letters (narrative nonfiction)
May
Hanagarne, Josh: The World’s Strongest Librarian (memoir)
Chabon, Michael: Telegraph Avenue (fiction)
Winder, Elizabeth: Pain, Parties, and Work (nonfiction)
Gilbert, Jennifer: I Never Promised You a Goodie Bag (memoir)
Woodward, Bob and Bernstein, Carl: All the President’s Men (nonfiction)
Jensen, Dean: Queen of the Air (narrative nonfiction)
Brown, Daniel James: The Boys in the Boat (narrative nonfiction)
Wolitzer, Meg: The Interestings (fiction)
Stotts, Stuart: Father Groppi (MG nonfiction)
Allen, David: Getting Things Done (nonfiction)
Manger, Barbara and Smith, Janine: Mary Nohl (MG nonfiction)
Rowling, J.K.: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (YA fiction)
April
Hochschild, Arlie Russell: The Outsourced Self (nonfiction)
Erdrich, Louise: The Round House (fiction)
Berger, Jonah: Contagious (audio book/nonfiction)
Flynn, Gillian: Sharp Objects (fiction)
Collins, Suzanne: Catching Fire (YA fiction/reread)
Yolen, Jane: Curses! Foiled Again! (YA graphic novel)
Shriver, Lionel: The New Republic (fiction)
Schuppe, Jonathan: A Chance to Win (nonfiction)
Grossman, Ausin: You (fiction)
Zuckoff, Mitchell: Frozen in Time (nonfiction)
Collins, Suzanne: Mockingjay (YA fiction)
Brooks, Max: World War Z (fiction)
Roth, Veronica: Divergent (YA fiction)
March
Goodman, Matthew: Eighty Days (nonfiction)
Moyes, Jojo: Me Before You (fiction)
Miner, Barbara J.: Lessons from the Heartland (nonfiction)
Mayer-Schonberger, Viktor and Cukier, Kenneth: Big Data (nonfiction)
Kiernan, Denise: The Girls of Atomic City (narrative nonfiction)
Sedaris, David: Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls (essays)
Mires, Charlene: Capital of the World (nonfiction)
Chu, Jeff: Does Jesus Really Love Me? (nonfiction)
Byatt, A.S.: Possession (fiction)
February
Sepinwall, Alan: The Revolution Was Televised (nonfiction)
Maaharaj, Rabindranath: The Amazing Absorbing Boy (fiction)
Gee, Alison Singh: Where the Peacocks Sing (memoir)
Ackerman, Diane: One Hundred Names for Love (memoir)
Miller, Madeline: The Song of Achilles (fiction)
Parnell, Sean: Outlaw Platoon (memoir)
Harkness, Deborah: A Discovery of Witches (fiction/audio book)
January
Groff, Lauren: Arcadia (fiction)
Konnikova, Maria: Mastermind (nonfiction)
Pessel, Marissa: Special Topics in Calamity Physics (fiction)
Georges, Nicole: Calling Dr. Laura (memoir/comic book)
Flora, Carlin: Friendfluence (nonfiction)
Cline, Ernest: Ready Player One (audio/re-listen)
Walker, Karen Thompson: Age of Miracles (fiction)