Steve joins me in this episode to discuss the results of our library's Best of 2021 ballots in many categories, including books and media.
Fic:
Hamnet - Maggie O'Farrell
Razorblade Tears - SA Cosby
The Four Winds - Kristin Hannah
The Other Emily - Dean Koontz
The Man Who Lived Underground - Richard Wright
She Who Became the Sun - Shelley Parker-Chan
The Lincoln Highway - Amor Towles
Mys/Thrill:
Razorblade Tears - SA Cosby
The Man Who Died Twice - Richard Osman
Firekeeper's Daughter - Angeline Boulley
You Love Me - Caroline Kepnes
The Other Emily - Dean Koontz
Rom:
Talk Bookish To Me - Kate Bromlet
Under the Whispering Door - TJ Klune
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows - Balli Kaur Jaswal
The Ex Hex - Erin sterling
The Becoming - Nora Roberts
Jay's Gay Agenda - Jason June
Sci-Fi/Fan:
The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune
Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr
Kingdom of Souls - Rena Barron
The Becoming - Nora Roberts
Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Jhao
She Who Became the Sun - Shelley Parker-Chan
Nonfic:
Notes on Grief - Chimamanda Ngozi Adeichie
Unforgotten: The Wild Life of Dian Fossey and Her Relentless Quest to Save Mountain Gorillas - Anita Silvey
The Comfort Book - Matt Haig
From Whisper to Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement - Paula Yoo
On Juneteenth - Annette Gordon-Reed
How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America - Clint Smith
Cookbooks:
SkinnyTaste Air Fryer DInners - Gina Homolka
Tik Tok Recipes
Everyday Dinners: Real-Life Recipes to Set Your Family Up for a Week of Success - Jessica Merchant
I Hate to Cook Cookbook - Peg Bracken
Fast Easy Cheap Vegan - Sam Turnbull
Bio/Mem:
Greenlights - Matthew McConaughey
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir - Michelle Zauner
The Soul of a Woman - Isabel Allende
Be a Work in Progress: And Other Things I'd Like To Tell My Younger Self - John Cena
YA:
Firekeeper's Daughter - Angeline Boulley
Take Me Home Tonight - Morgan Matson
Girlhood: Teens Around the World in Their Own Voices - Masuma Ahuja
The Corpse Queen - Heather Herrman
GN/Manga/Comic
Prince Freya - Keiko Ishihara
In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years after the 9/11 Attacks - Don Brown
In Love & Pajamas: A Collection of Comics About Being Yourself Together - Catana Chetwynd
Cat Massage Therapy - Haru Hisakawa
Youth Fic:
Finding Junie Kim - Ellen Oh
Milo Imagines the World - Matt de la Pena
Pic. Book:
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story - Kevin Noble Maillard
Milo Imagines the World - Matt de la Pena
Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued - Peter Sis
Album:
Red (Taylor's Version) -- Taylor Swift
If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power -- Halsey
Haughty Melodic -- Mike Doughty
Song:
"Lil Bit" by Nelly & Florida Georgia Line
"Yonaguni" by Bad Bunny
"I Am Not a Woman, I'm a God" by Halsey
"You're Not Alone" by Semisonic
Podcasts:
Quick Picks
Casefile
Spittin Chiclets
Daily Shine
Pretty Messed Up
Stolen: The Search for Jermain
Over My Dead Body: Fox Lake
