Bird Milk – A wonderful memoir that speaks food, literary, immigration, childhood. Loved it.

Impossible City:Paris in the 21th Century – I loved this book.It is written by a young man who ends up becoming a French citizen and raising his family in Paris. He is a journalist and his insight into how France operates spoke volumes.

We Begin at the End – Mystery murder page-turner mostly told through a 13 year kid.

James – Brilliant idea, rewriting Huck Finn through the eyes of Jim.

Memory Piece – A book about three women that we follow from their teens into adulthood. I wanted to love it more.

The Spoon Stealer – You can find yourself at any age. A really enjoyable read.

Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History – Learning about one’s history can be game-changing. Generational trauma shows up in strange places—a beautiful book about healing.

Piglet – Piglet is a story about women’s relationship with food, including how that bleeds into all their relationships. The quest for having it all.

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage – Not my favorite of Murakami books, but this one is a story of loss and better than most.

Norwegian Wood – A coming-of-age story, Murakami style. He is such a brilliant writer.

Poor Deer – A tale of growing up, traumatic generational memory, and how do you move on from that?

The Women – Kristin Hannah writes great books. This is set during Vietnam and the women who went, but the real narrative is how hard it was for a new generation of women who were trying to make their mark separate from the 50s housewife.