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A running ranking of the year's best books


All the Colors of the Dark
★★★★★ Whitaker delivers another masterpiece of character development while tackling several tough topics -- a challenging but uplifting read

Greg Barlin
Dec 28, 20245 min read


The Mayor of Maxwell Street
★★★★★ Skillful dialogue and prose adorn this debut that combines a love story with the search for a mysterious gangster in 1920s Chicago.

Greg Barlin
Dec 27, 20245 min read


The Will of the Many
★★★★★ A truly excellent start to a trilogy about an orphan who infiltrates an Academy for societal elites in order to uncover a conspiracy.

Greg Barlin
Dec 26, 20243 min read


Open
★★★★★ Among the best autobiographies I have read, Andre Agassi shares an honest account in vivid detail of his life in tennis (and beyond).

Greg Barlin
Dec 25, 20244 min read


Iron Flame
★★★★★ Yarros gives us a rarity -- a sequel to a force-of-nature debut that's just as good as the original, and in some ways possibly better.

Greg Barlin
Dec 24, 20244 min read


The God of the Woods
★★★★★ Set in 1975, the search for a missing child acts as the foundation for Moore's tactful exploration of societal themes of the time.

Greg Barlin
Dec 23, 20243 min read


60 Songs That Explain the '90s
★★★★★ A nostalgia-inducing romp through the most impactful songs of the '90s, focusing on their meaning to the decade and to music overall.

Greg Barlin
Dec 23, 20245 min read


Listen for the Lie
★★★★★ A woman returns to the small town where she grew up, despite being the prime suspect in the 5-year-old murder of her best friend.

Greg Barlin
Dec 21, 20243 min read
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