2019 is gone (like, way gone – better late than never!), but the stories that I read in Q4 will stick with me for a long time. I had a slower reading quarter, which isn’t surprising given football season, holidays, and the general sense of laziness that comes with less daylight. I’ll be giving you all the info on the books I read in October, November, and December here, but don’t forget to take a peek at my favorite books of 2019, too!
Q4 ’19 Stats
This quarter by the numbers:
- 23 books
- 563 chapters
- 6,275 pages
- 1,608,689 words
Q4 ’19 Reads
This comprehensive list coves every book I read between October and December of this year, and their broad genres.
5 Star Reads
- She Said: Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey – journalistic nonfiction
- Good Talk: Mira Jacob – graphic memoir
- The Only Plane in the Sky: Garrett M. Graff – recent historical nonfiction
- Good Boy: Jennifer Finney Boylan – literary memoir
- Catch & Kill: Ronan Farrow – journalistic nonfiction
- In the Dream House: Carmen Maria Machado – literary memoir
- Strange Planet: Nathan W. Pyle – comics
- Sad Animal Facts: Brooke Barker – illustrated nonfiction
4 Star Reads
- The Witches are Coming: Lindy West – nonfiction essays
- Where the Crawdads Sing: Delia Owens – historical fiction
- A Spark of Light: Jodi Picoult – contemporary fiction
- The Family Upstairs: Lisa Jewell – domestic suspense
- The Turn of the Key: Ruth Ware – domestic suspense
- This is Your Brain on Birth Control: Sarah E. Hill – medical nonfiction
- Searching for Sylvie Lee: Jean Kwok – mystery
- Home Making: Lee Matalone – literary fiction
- Friends Forever: Gary Susman – nonfiction
- Hundred: Heike Faller – picture book
3 Star Reads
- I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter: Erika L. Sanchez – young adult fiction
- Kingdomtide: Rye Curtis – fiction
- She Was Like That: Kate Walbert – short stories
- Reputation: Sara Shepard – mystery / thriller
- The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Gloria Steinem – nonfiction essays & quotes
I’d love to hear from you if you’ve read any of these, or if you plan to! You can also find me on Instagram @bookmarkedbya. Happy reading, friends!
