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A running ranking of the year's best books


The Spy Coast
★★★★☆ Another story about retirement-age spies? You better believe it! It doesn't quite match up to Killers of a Certain Age, but it's close

Greg Barlin
Dec 1, 20233 min read


Again and Again
★★★★☆ A 105-year-old man shares seemingly true stories of his multiple reincarnations and past lives. But is he making everything up?

Greg Barlin
Nov 27, 20233 min read


The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store
★★★★☆ Set in the 1930s, an expansive cast from the Black and Jewish section of Pottstown, PA come together to rally around a common cause.

Greg Barlin
Nov 23, 20234 min read


The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
★★★☆☆ The semi-autobiographical account of the author's childhood, focused on him leaving the reservation to attend a white high school.

Greg Barlin
Nov 20, 20233 min read


Being Henry: The Fonz...and Beyond
★★★★★ An honest autobiographical account of a showbiz life, infused with humor, self-deprecation and a joie de vivre oozing from every page.

Greg Barlin
Nov 18, 20234 min read


Signal Fires
★★★☆☆ A character study of two neighboring families on the outskirts of New York City. I hoped for spellbinding; what I got was milquetoast.

Greg Barlin
Nov 9, 20232 min read


The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
★★★★☆ The author of Killers of the Flower Moon returns with an account of a shipwreck in the 1740s and the tale of survival that follows.

Greg Barlin
Nov 3, 20234 min read


Go As A River
★★★☆☆ A mostly tragic decades-spanning debut about a young woman dealing with adversity while growing up in rural Colorado circa 1950.

Greg Barlin
Oct 26, 20233 min read
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