Best Books 2023

Cocktails in Color: A Spirited Guide to the Art and Joy of Drinkmaking by Sammi Katz

Zilot & Other Important Rhymes by Bob Odenkirk

Proud Sorrows by James R. Benn

Vengeance of the Pirate Queen by Tricia Levenseller

Flowers and Their Meanings- The Secret Language and History of Over 600 Blooms (A Flower Dictionary) by Karen Azoulay

Tokyo Night Parade by J.P. Takahashi

The Wisdom of Morrie- Living and Aging Creatively and Joyfully by Morrie Schwartz

Hotel Kitsch- A Pretty Cool Tour of America's Fantasy Getaways by Margaret Bienert

This Winter by Alice Oseman

King - A Life by Jonathan Eig

The Comfort of Crows- A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl

Stunt boy, In-Between Time by Jason Reynolds

Living My Best Life, Hun- Following Your Dreams Is No Joke by London Hughes

There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds

The Last Tree- A Seed of Hope by Luke Adam Hawker

Outlive- The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia MD

Adult Drama- And Other Essays by Natalie Beach

Teddy and Booker T.- How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality by Brian Kilmeade

The World According to Joan Didion by Evelyn McDonnell

The Iliad- Translated by Emily Wilson by Homer

Worst Broommate Ever! by Wanda Coven

The Deadline- Essays by Jill Lepore

Hanukkah Upside Down by Elissa Brent Weissman

Rome and Persia- The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry by Adrian Goldsworthy

A City on Mars- Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? by Kelly Weinersmith

I Must Be Dreaming by Roz Chast

To Rescue the Constitution- George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment by Bret Baier

How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett

Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco

The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

Dumb Ideas- A Behind-the-Scenes Expose on Making Pranks and Other Stupid Creative Endeavors (and How You Can Also Too!) by Eric Andre

Swamp Story by Dave Barry

Gin A Tasting Course- A Flavor-focused Approach to the World of Gin by Anthony Gladman

Yellowface by R. F. Kuang

The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa

Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

The Six- The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush

Pax- War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age by Tom Holland

Going Infinite- The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon by Michael Lewis

Young Forever - The Secrets to Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life by Mark Hyman MD

Noticing by Kobi Yamada

Opinions- A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business by Roxane Gay

Above Ground by Clint Smith

The Scarlet Veil by Shelby Mahurin

Tabula Rasa- Volume 1 by John McPhee

Crook Manifesto- A Novel by Colson Whitehead

In The Lives Of Puppets by TJ Klune

You Stole My Name- The Curious Case of Animals with Shared Names (Picture Book) by Dennis McGregor

Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri

Remember Love- Words for Tender Times by Cleo Wade

The Beast You Are - Stories by Paul Tremblay

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Varghese

My Effin' Life by Geddy Lee

Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang

The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) by Rick Riordan

Purple Rising- Celebrating 40 Years of the Magic, Power, and Artistry of The Color Purple by Lise Funderburg

Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

Chili Crisp- 50+ Recipes to Satisfy Your Spicy, Crunchy, Garlicky Cravings by James Park