We are reflecting on a year of reading by tallying up the books that we just can’t stop thinking about. Two professional readers – Miwa Messer, host of Barnes & Noble’s book podcast Poured Over, and Andrew Limbong, host of NPR’s Book of the Day podcast – join us to share their best of the year lists. Here are the books mentioned in the episode. For pictures, links and more details, head to our website! Andrew’s picks: ‘Landscapes’ by Christine Lai ‘Poverty by America’ by Matthew Desmond ‘Roaming’ by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki ‘Ringmaster’ by Abraham Josephine Riesman Miwa’s picks: ‘Loot’ by Tania James ‘Ordinary Notes’ by Christina Sharpe ‘Open Throat’ by Henry Hoke ‘Chain Gang All-Stars’ by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Greta’s picks: ‘The Vaster Wilds’ by Lauren Groff ‘The Country of the Blind’ by Andrew Leland ‘The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi’ by Shannon Chakraborty ‘Same Bed Different Dreams’ by Ed Park Listener picks: ‘The Fragile Threads of Power’ by V.E. Schwab ‘Shrines of Gaiety’ by Kate Atkinson ‘Land of Milk and Honey’ by C Pam Zhang ‘In the Lives of Puppets’ by TJ Klune ‘Monsters’ by Claire Dederer ‘Black River Orchard’ by Chuck Wendig ]]>