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A running ranking of the year's best books


Solito
★★★★☆ Zamora's memoir of immigrating from El Salvador to the U.S. as a 9-year-old is compelling but lacks some deeper emotional connections.

Greg Barlin
May 4, 20234 min read


B.F.F.
★★★★★ Following up her excellent debut Group, Tate returns with another memoir, this time focusing on her struggles with female friendship.

Greg Barlin
Feb 25, 20233 min read


The Best Books of 2022 (#20-#11), plus the "Naughty List" of books to avoid
Happy New Year! It’s time once again for what has become an annual tradition, my Books of the Year list. 2022 was a busy year of reading,...

Greg Barlin
Jan 1, 20234 min read


The #5 Best Book of 2020: Group
★★★★★ When author Christie Tate hits rock bottom, she decides to try a radical form of group therapy, where everything is NOT confidential.

Greg Barlin
Jan 11, 20212 min read
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