Episode 233 – Bests of 2023

Once again, we’ve managed to sneak in a few good books this year! Here are our favorite books we read in 2023 (regardless of publication year. Long live backlist titles!) Footnotes: Boston Globe’s Best Books of 2023 (featuring Renata’s picks for middle grade and YA!) Coming up next: A January hiatus. Happy New Year! We’ll see you in February!   Kait’s Top 5 Best 5.) Under the Eye of Power by Colin Dickey 4.) Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle 3.) The Narrow by Kate Alice Marshall 2.) Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie 1.) A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher Bonus star: A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll Bonus star: For Never and Always by Helena Greer   Renata’s Top 5 Best 5.) Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest by Hanif Abdurriqib 4.) Siren Queen by Nghi Vo 3.) America the Beautiful? One Woman in a Borrowed Prius on the Road Most Traveled by Blythe Roberson 2.) Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 1.) To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose Bonus Star: Murderbot series by Martha Wells Bonus Star: Elf Dog and Owl Head by M. T. Anderson