2019 books
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katestine1) Lies Sleeping, Ben Aaronovitch
2) American Nations, Colin Woodard (electronic)
3) Fhcreyngvir Fcrphyngvir Rebgvpn, ed. Cecilia Tan, Bethany Zaiatz (electronic)
4) Three Men in a Boat, Jerome K. Jerome (abridged, audiobook)
5) Provence, 1970: M. F. K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste, Luke Barr (electronic)
6) White Noise, Don DeLillo (electronic)
7) Algorithms to Live By, Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths (electronic)
8) Daughters of the Night Sky, Aimie K. Runyan (electronic)
9) American Street, Ibi Zoboi (electronic)
10) Brain Rules for Baby, John Medina (re-read, electronic)
11) Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean, Edward Kritzler (electronic)
12) My Lady's Choosing, Kitty Curran, Larissa Zageris (electronic)
13) The Swamp Fox, John Oller (electronic)
14) Garlic and Sapphires, Ruth Reichl (electronic)
15) South of Broad, Pat Conroy (electronic)
16) Super Con, James Swain (electronic)
17) The Golem and the Jinni, Helene Wecker (electronic)
18) And a Bottle of Rum, Wayne Curtis (electronic)
19) The City of Brass, S. A. Chakraborty (electronic)
20) The Kingdom of Copper, S. A. Chakraborty (electronic)
21) Liquor, Poppy Z. Brite (electronic, re-read)
22) Good Man Friday, Barbara Hambly (electronic)
23) The Flowers of Vashnoi, Lois McMaster Bujold (audiobook)
24) Diplomatic Immunity, Lois McMaster Bujold (re-read, electronic)
25) Fvera Pnyy, Phoebe Alexander (electronic)
26) Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel, Tom Wainwright
27) Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper, Fuchsia Dunlop (electronic)
28) The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor (electronic)
29) Cribsheet, Emily Oster (electronic)
30) Red, White, and Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston (electronic)
31) Quietly in Their Sleep, Donna Leon (electronic)
32) Orphan X, Gregg Hurwitz (electronic)
33) A Noble Radiance, Donna Leon (electronic)
34) Evvie Drake Starts Over, Linda Holmes (electronic)
35) Persuasion, Jane Austen (electronic)
36) Great at Work, Morten T. Hansen (electronic)
37) The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, Steve Brusatte (electronic)
38) 97 Orchard, Jane Ziegelman (electronic)
39) Oernxvat gur Tvey, Kim Corum (electronic)
40) Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory (electronic)
41) Magic for Liars, Sarah Gailey (electronic)
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Emily Oster: The literature is oddly lacking in discussions of what happens, physically, to the mom after the baby arrives. Before the baby, you’re a vessel to be cherished and protected. After the baby, you’re a lactation-oriented baby accessory.
Emily Oster: Parenting [an infant] is a bit like being the dictator of a small, poorly functioning country.
Lois McMaster Bujold: She'd gone into her silent, highly reserved mode, which Miles had to school himself not to read as unhappy; it might just mean that she was processing too hard to remember to be animated. Fortunately, the ivory-carved expression also simulated aristocratic poise.
Shira: What if I made the radical choice not to worry?
2) American Nations, Colin Woodard (electronic)
3) Fhcreyngvir Fcrphyngvir Rebgvpn, ed. Cecilia Tan, Bethany Zaiatz (electronic)
4) Three Men in a Boat, Jerome K. Jerome (abridged, audiobook)
5) Provence, 1970: M. F. K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste, Luke Barr (electronic)
6) White Noise, Don DeLillo (electronic)
7) Algorithms to Live By, Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths (electronic)
8) Daughters of the Night Sky, Aimie K. Runyan (electronic)
9) American Street, Ibi Zoboi (electronic)
10) Brain Rules for Baby, John Medina (re-read, electronic)
11) Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean, Edward Kritzler (electronic)
12) My Lady's Choosing, Kitty Curran, Larissa Zageris (electronic)
13) The Swamp Fox, John Oller (electronic)
14) Garlic and Sapphires, Ruth Reichl (electronic)
15) South of Broad, Pat Conroy (electronic)
16) Super Con, James Swain (electronic)
17) The Golem and the Jinni, Helene Wecker (electronic)
18) And a Bottle of Rum, Wayne Curtis (electronic)
19) The City of Brass, S. A. Chakraborty (electronic)
20) The Kingdom of Copper, S. A. Chakraborty (electronic)
21) Liquor, Poppy Z. Brite (electronic, re-read)
22) Good Man Friday, Barbara Hambly (electronic)
23) The Flowers of Vashnoi, Lois McMaster Bujold (audiobook)
24) Diplomatic Immunity, Lois McMaster Bujold (re-read, electronic)
25) Fvera Pnyy, Phoebe Alexander (electronic)
26) Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel, Tom Wainwright
27) Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper, Fuchsia Dunlop (electronic)
28) The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor (electronic)
29) Cribsheet, Emily Oster (electronic)
30) Red, White, and Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston (electronic)
31) Quietly in Their Sleep, Donna Leon (electronic)
32) Orphan X, Gregg Hurwitz (electronic)
33) A Noble Radiance, Donna Leon (electronic)
34) Evvie Drake Starts Over, Linda Holmes (electronic)
35) Persuasion, Jane Austen (electronic)
36) Great at Work, Morten T. Hansen (electronic)
37) The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, Steve Brusatte (electronic)
38) 97 Orchard, Jane Ziegelman (electronic)
39) Oernxvat gur Tvey, Kim Corum (electronic)
40) Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory (electronic)
41) Magic for Liars, Sarah Gailey (electronic)
##
Emily Oster: The literature is oddly lacking in discussions of what happens, physically, to the mom after the baby arrives. Before the baby, you’re a vessel to be cherished and protected. After the baby, you’re a lactation-oriented baby accessory.
Emily Oster: Parenting [an infant] is a bit like being the dictator of a small, poorly functioning country.
Lois McMaster Bujold: She'd gone into her silent, highly reserved mode, which Miles had to school himself not to read as unhappy; it might just mean that she was processing too hard to remember to be animated. Fortunately, the ivory-carved expression also simulated aristocratic poise.
Shira: What if I made the radical choice not to worry?