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LOTS of good 2019 reading; here's 10 books I really enjoyed (various genres, in no clear order):
1. @dwallacewells' The Uninhabitable Earth ( #ClimateChange)
2. @sarahkendzior's Hiding in Plain Sight (Politics, Current Events, Adv Review - pre-order!) ... https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/586541/the-uninhabitable-earth-by-david-wallace-wells/
1. @dwallacewells' The Uninhabitable Earth ( #ClimateChange)
2. @sarahkendzior's Hiding in Plain Sight (Politics, Current Events, Adv Review - pre-order!) ... https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/586541/the-uninhabitable-earth-by-david-wallace-wells/
/2 ... 10 books, continued:
3. @amortowles' Gentleman in Moscow (literary, historical fiction);
4. Richard Powers, Overstory (fiction, climate change);
5. @erinmorgenstern's The Starless Sea (Fantasy, Literary fiction); ... http://www.richardpowers.net/the-overstory/
3. @amortowles' Gentleman in Moscow (literary, historical fiction);
4. Richard Powers, Overstory (fiction, climate change);
5. @erinmorgenstern's The Starless Sea (Fantasy, Literary fiction); ... http://www.richardpowers.net/the-overstory/
/... As the publication date approaches, consider supporting your local independent bookstore by pre-ordering @sarahkendzior's HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT. (She saw, and warned, about what too many denied or wouldn't say.) Read this to whet your appetite. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-plague-of-donald-trump/
/a ... A slightly different take: @betchesluvthis makes a compelling case for recorded/audio books and asserts that @sarahkendzior's HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT, read by, ... wait for it ... @sarahkendzior ... will blow your mind. https://betches.com/15-audiobooks-to-get-you-through-quarantine/
/8 Other timely books:
- @rtraister's Good and Mad (women's legit anger);
- @sarahchurchwell's Behold America (why @realDonaldTrump calls #Covid_19 "China virus")
- Michael Lewis' The Fifth Risk (in the context of the US gov't's #Covid_19 "readiness"). https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324002642
- @rtraister's Good and Mad (women's legit anger);
- @sarahchurchwell's Behold America (why @realDonaldTrump calls #Covid_19 "China virus")
- Michael Lewis' The Fifth Risk (in the context of the US gov't's #Covid_19 "readiness"). https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324002642
/6a Support your local indie bookstore, avoid boredom & learn/think about #ClimateChange during #Covid_19 social distancing. @HopeJahren's compact THE STORY OF MORE is highly accessible, well-researched, incredibly informative, and thought-provoking. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/575671/the-story-of-more-by-hope-jahren/
/4 ... 10 books (cont.)
8. @PaulNicklen Born to Ice (photography, nature & environment);
9. @papergirlmacy's Dopesick ( #opioidcrisis);
10. Caroline Van Hemert, The Sun Is a Compass (quest, adventure, nature)
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8. @PaulNicklen Born to Ice (photography, nature & environment);
9. @papergirlmacy's Dopesick ( #opioidcrisis);
10. Caroline Van Hemert, The Sun Is a Compass (quest, adventure, nature)
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/3 ... 10 books (cont.)
6. @tithenai & @maxgladstone, This is How You Lose the Time War (sci-fi);
7. Niklas Natt och Dag, The Wolf and the Watchman (Thriller, Historical fiction); ... https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781534431003?aff=simonsayscom
6. @tithenai & @maxgladstone, This is How You Lose the Time War (sci-fi);
7. Niklas Natt och Dag, The Wolf and the Watchman (Thriller, Historical fiction); ... https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781534431003?aff=simonsayscom
/5 HT to @heidikitrosser: as u self-distance, there's a world full of wonderful reading out there. So I'm I'm expanding my list of books you could order from your local indie bookstore. One early '20 surprise/favorite for me: DAISY JONES & THE SIX
: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/577211/daisy-jones-and-the-six-by-taylor-jenkins-reid/
: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/577211/daisy-jones-and-the-six-by-taylor-jenkins-reid/
/10c ... Serial reading suggestions for #Covid_19 social distancing (cont):
@JamesLeeBurke - dark, languid, literary - and various threads/options - Dave Robicheaux (20+ books), Holland family and spin-offs, including Hackberry (lawyer-ish books), etc. https://www.jamesleeburke.com/
@JamesLeeBurke - dark, languid, literary - and various threads/options - Dave Robicheaux (20+ books), Holland family and spin-offs, including Hackberry (lawyer-ish books), etc. https://www.jamesleeburke.com/
/6 As a companion to, in a different, more literary, voice, w/a different perspective on #ClimateChange (& a more narrow focus), @dwallacewells's important UNINHABITABLE EARTH - consider Elizabeth Rush's RISING: DISPATCHES FROM THE NEW AMERICAN SHORE. https://milkweed.org/book/rising
