Editors at The New York Times Book Review recently published their consensus choices for the ten best books of 2021, five each in fiction and nonfiction. Four of the five books in both categories are by women. The fiction selections are: How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue (author of Behold the Dreamers) Intimacies by…
December 2021 – READ HER LIKE AN OPEN BOOK
Laline Paull on THE BEES: “I tried to put everything I know about how stories work into this book” – READ HER LIKE AN OPEN BOOK
EUPHORIA combines compelling characters, intellectual ambition, mature sensibility to powerful effect – READ HER LIKE AN OPEN BOOK
Little Miracles Everywhere: Carrie La Seur on How Billings, Montana Got Its Bookstore Mojo Back – READ HER LIKE AN OPEN BOOK
My Favorite Book Covers of 2021 – READ HER LIKE AN OPEN BOOK
Elizabeth Poliner: How mapping the stories of Alice Munro made me a better writer – READ HER LIKE AN OPEN BOOK
THE WIND KNOWS MY NAME stuffs too many stories into too few pages, resulting in a superficial and cliched novel – READ HER LIKE AN OPEN BOOK
THE GOLEM AND THE JINNI casts a magical spell – READ HER LIKE AN OPEN BOOK
My Favorite Book Covers of 2021 – READ HER LIKE AN OPEN BOOK
