The Perks of Being a Book Lover 2021Year in Review and What’s New in 2022 1-5-22

Carrie and Amy take a look back at books they read in 2021 and choose their favorites.  Plus, past guests from 2021 share their top reads of the year. Books mentioned in this episode: 1- Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn 2- The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson 3- This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith 4- Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia 5- Eat a Peach by David Chang 6- Lakewood by Megan Giddings 7- Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 8- Sick Souls, Healthy Minds by John Kaag 9- Once & Future Witches by Alix Harrow 10- Stone Sky by NK Jemisin 11- Whisper Man by Alex North 12- World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil 13- Pax by Sara Pennypacker 14- The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein 15- Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker 16- Speckled Beauty by Rick Bragg 17- As You Wish by Cary Elwes 18- Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner 19- Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethaway 20- Washington Black by Esi Edugyan 21- Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come by Jessica Pan 22- The Round House by Louise Erdrich 23- A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost 24- The Hummingbird's Gift by Sy Montgomery 25- Piranesi by Susannah Clarke 26- Where I Can't Follow by Ashley Blooms 27- The Sentence by Louise Erdrich 28- Fox and I by Catherine Raven 29- Another Appalachia: Growing Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place by Neema Avashia 30- City of Brass by SA Chakraborty 31- Mordew by Alex Pheby 32- Lucia by Alex Pheby 33- The Storyteller by Dave Grohl 34- The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gordichec 35- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 36- She Wouldn't Change a Thing by Sarah Adlakha 37- Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 38- Dread Nation by Justina Ireland 39- Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland 40- The World-Ending Fire by Wendell Berry 41- The Birds of Opulence by Crystal Wilkinson 42- Dune by Frank Herbert 43- Will by Will Smith 44- The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley 45- The Carrying by Ada Limon