Ep 24 - Favorites - Kids Nonfiction & Grown-Up Reads

It's here! It's time to share my favorite reads of 2023.

In this episode, Chrissie shares her 10 favorite kids nonfiction books and 10 favorite grown-up reads of 2023.

FEATURED BOOKS:

Kids Nonfiction

ANIMALS IN PANTS by Suzy Levinson, illustrated by Kevin and Kristen HowdeshellBUTT OR FACE? A HILARIOUS GUESSING GAME BOOK FOR KIDS by Kari LaVelleFUNGI GROW by Maria Gianferrari, illustrated by Diana SudykaGOOD BOOKS FOR BAD CHILDREN by Beth Kephart, illustrated by Chloe Bristol READY, SET, RUN!: THE AMAZING NEW YORK CITY MARATHON by Leslie Kimmelman, illustrated by Jessie HartlandSEARCH FOR A GIANT SQUID by Amy Seto Forrester, illustrated by Andy Chou MusserSTRANDED!: A MOSTLY TRUE STORY FROM ICELAND by Aevar Por Benediktsson, illustrated by Anne WilsonTHEY HOLD THE LINE: WILDFIRES, WILDLANDS,  AND THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO BRAVE THEM by Dan Paley, illustrated by Molly MendozaTUMBLE by Adriana Hernandez BergstromUNSEEN JUNGLE: THE MICROBES THAT SECRETLY CONTROL OUR WORLD by Eleanor Spicer Rice, illustrated by Rob Wilson

Grown-Up Reads

ANOTHER MARVELOUS THING by Laurie ColwinCOUPLETS by Maggie MilnerEMERGENCY by Kathleen AlcottTHE GIRLS by John BowenHIJAB BUTCH BLUES by Lamya H. (audiobook)IN MEMORIAM by Alice WinnONE WOMAN SHOW by Christine CoulsonROMANTIC COMEDY by Curtis SittenfeldTERRACE STORY by Hilary LeichterTOM LAKE by Ann Patchett

Possible Usurpers (aka even more grown-up reads)

BIRNAM WOOD by Eleanor CattonTHE VASTER WILDS by Lauren GroffTHE UPSTAIRS DELICATESSEN: ON EATING, READING, READING ABOUT EATING, AND EATING WHILE READING by Dwight Garner

Article mentioned in the show:

NYT - Critics Picks of 2023

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