Publishers Weekly just unveiled their list of the Best Books of 2019.
Although its a bit absurd to roll out a best books list IN OCTOBER(!!!), there are many good books on this list and if you love books, it will be worthwhile to send a few minutes browsing their full list.
Here are a few excellent books from their list that we’ve enjoyed this year and covered either online or in print… (ordered by the sections of the original PW list)
Top 10:
Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America
James Poniewozik
*** LISTEN to an NPR interview with the author
The Nickel Boys: A Novel
Colson Whitehead
*** LISTEN to an NPR review of this novel
Religion:
On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
James K.A. Smith
*** WATCH the trailer video for this book
Love Thy Neighbor: A Muslim Doctor’s Struggle for Home in Rural America
Ayaz Virji
*** LISTEN to an NPR interview with the author.
Fiction:
An Orchestra of Minorities: A Novel
Chigozie Obioma
Reviewed in our Lent 2019 magazine issue
Women Talking: A Novel
Miriam Toews
Reviewed in our Eastertide 2019 magazine issue
*** LISTEN to an NPR interview with author
NonFiction:
How to Be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi
*** LISTEN to an NPR interview with author
Underland: A Deep Time Journey
Robert Macfarlane
Reviewed in our Fall 2019 magazine issue
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C. Christopher Smith is the founding editor of The Englewood Review of Books. He is also author of a number of books, including most recently How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church (Brazos Press, 2019). Connect with him online at: C-Christopher-Smith.com
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