My favorite thing about BestReads is remembering how many
special books I encountered in a year. It's easy to take great literature and
fun stories for granted, but when I put them side-by-side like this, I feel
privileged.
My picks are not ranked. Ranking is generally ridiculous for
the arts, but obscene when you're compiling what art moved you the most. As
always, the rules are you can list whatever you read for the time this year.
You're not limited to what came out this year, as my first pick shows.