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A running ranking of the year's best books


When It All Burns
★★★☆☆ Part memoir, part history of fire, author Thomas recounts his time with the Los Padres Hotshots while positing ways to deal with megafires.

Greg Barlin
Jul 203 min read


Death at the White Hart
★★★★☆ A local publican is found dead with a crown of antlers on his head in this multi-layered mystery taking place in a small English town.

Greg Barlin
Jul 172 min read


Three Days in June
★★★★☆ A woman must set aside losing her job the day before her daughter's wedding as she navigates the intricacies of the wedding weekend.

Greg Barlin
Jul 132 min read


My Next Breath
★★★★☆ Actor Jeremy Renner recounts the harrowing events of an accident that left him with 38 broken bones and clinging to life by a thread.

Greg Barlin
Jul 113 min read


Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng
★★☆☆☆ A serial killer targeting Asian women during the pandemic combines with a ghost story to form one of the more racist books I've read.

Greg Barlin
Jul 83 min read


The Three Lives of Cate Kay
★★★★★ An author who has fiercely protected her anonymity—despite writing the biggest book series on the planet—finally tells all in a memoir.

Greg Barlin
Jul 63 min read


Heartwood
★★★☆☆ The search for a missing hiker in Maine serves as the backdrop for this novel more focused on the complexities of human relationships.

Greg Barlin
Jun 303 min read


Lloyd McNeil's Last Ride
★★★★☆ An Atlanta cop with a secret terminal brain tumor attempts to orchestrate his death in the line of duty to help his family financially.

Greg Barlin
Jun 204 min read
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