- Complete Your Dissertation or Thesis in Two Semesters or Less by Evelyn Hunt Ogden nf+
- The Beauty of Different: Observations of a Confident Misfit by Karen Walrond v+#
- Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones n#
- High Fidelity by Nick Hornby n+
- Ayiti by Roxane Gay s+#*
- Haters by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez n+
- The King of Torts by John Grisham n
- A Little Stranger by Kate Pullinger n+#
- Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain nf+#*
- The Art of Dramatic Writing by Lajos Egri nf+
- Vij’s: Elegant and Inspired Indian Cuisine by Vikram Vij & Meeru Dhalwala r+
- In the Woods by Tana French n+#
- N is for Noose by Sue Grafton n#
- The Water’s Lovely by Ruth Rendell n#
- The Long Fall by Walter Mosley n#
- Evidence of Murder by Lisa Black n+#
- I’m Bored by Michael Ian Black, illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi pb+#
- Black Water Rising by Attica Locke n+#
- The Joys of Love by Madeleine L’Engle n#
- Life Class by Pat Barker n#
- This I Know: Notes on Unraveling the Heart by Susannah Conway nf+#
Ratings Code:
a anthology
e essays
m memoir
n novel
nf non-fiction
p poetry
pb picture book
r recipes
s short stories
v visual (art, photography)
+ first book by this author
# will read more by this author
* best on this list