Best Books 2023

Be Useful- Seven Tools for Life by Arnold Schwarzenegger

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

The Comfort of Crows- A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl

A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

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

More Is More- Get Loose in the Kitchen- A Cookbook by Molly Baz

The Little Frog's Guide to Self-Care- Affirmations, Self-Love and Life Lessons According to the Internet's Beloved Mushroom Frog by Maybell Eequay

Let's Eat- 101 Recipes to Fill Your Heart Home by Dan Pelosi

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

The Woman in Me By Britney Spears

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

My Effin' Life by Geddy Lee

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

Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman

The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Varghese

The Legacies by Jessica Goodman

Yellowface by R. F. Kuang

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

Shitty Craft Club- A Club for Gluing Beads to Trash, Talking about Our Feelings, and Making Silly Things by Sam Reece

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

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

Build the Life You Want- The Art and Science of Getting Happier by Arthur C. Brooks

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

The Beast You Are - Stories by Paul Tremblay

Above Ground by Clint Smith

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

The Story of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel

Death Valley by Melissa Broder

Deep As The Sky, Red As The Sea by Rita Chang-Eppig

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

Entangled Life- The Illustrated Edition- How Fungi Make Our Worlds by Merlin Sheldrake

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand

Emperor of Rome- Ruling the Ancient Roman World by Mary Beard

Big by Vashti Harrison

Strong, Sweet and Bitter- Your Guide to All Things Cocktails, Bartending and Booze from Behind the Bar by Cara Devine

Divine Rivals: A Novel by Rebecca Ross

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

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

The Scarlet Veil by Shelby Mahurin

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

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

Blood Memory- The Tragic Decline and Improbable Resurrection of the American Buffalo by Dayton Duncan

Worst Broommate Ever! by Wanda Coven

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

Zilot & Other Important Rhymes by Bob Odenkirk

The Christmas Guest- A Novella by Peter Swanson

What You Are Looking For Is in the Library- A Novel by Michiko Aoyama

Hanukkah Upside Down by Elissa Brent Weissman

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

The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa

The Wild Robot Protects (Wild Robot Series #3) by Peter Brown