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A running ranking of the year's best books


Forget Me Not
★★★☆☆ A woman returns to her hometown in South Carolina, only to be confronted with clues that help her unravel her sister's disappearance twenty years prior.

Greg Barlin
Nov 18, 20253 min read


Buckeye
★★★★☆ A generational character study centered on the intertwined lives of two families in a small Ohio town, focused mostly on identity and the impact of war.

Greg Barlin
Nov 14, 20253 min read


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Nov 13, 202511 min read


Replaceable You
★★★★☆ Author Mary Roach is back with her signature blend of wit as she examines the human body and all of the potential ways we attempt to modify it.

Greg Barlin
Oct 28, 20252 min read


Before We Were Yours
★★★★☆ Two lives unexpectedly intertwine as a Senator's daughter connects with an elderly woman who might be secretly connected to the young woman's family.

Greg Barlin
Oct 20, 20252 min read


Careless People
★★★★☆ A no-holds-barred account by a former high-ranking employee that lays bare secrets about Facebook and its executives that are shocking to see in print.

Greg Barlin
Oct 11, 20253 min read


Queen Esther
★★★☆☆ A strange and polarizing story, focused mostly on a New Hampshire family and their youngest grandson as he searches for identity and belonging.

Greg Barlin
Oct 10, 20253 min read


The Secret of Secrets
★★★☆☆ Robert Langdon is back for another romp through an international city—this time, Prague—and a secret about human consciousness that could rock the world.

Greg Barlin
Oct 2, 20252 min read
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