Best Books of 2017… it’s #libfaves17

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My friends, it’s time for #libfaves17.

This is the annual torture event that challenges us to not only choose our top 10 new books of the year, but also to rank them.

I love list-making, but this is a tough one.

Here goes:

1. 1. Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things by Amy Dickinson: sprightly, romantic, domestic
   2. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders: melancholy, gentle, eccentric
   3. The Leavers by Lisa Ko: sympathetic, character study, emotional
   4. On Turpentine Lane by Elinor Lipman: witty, light, romantic
   5. Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz: character-driven, absorbing, metafiction
   6. Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown: narrative, thoughtful, engaging
   7. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng: quietly suspenseful, suburban drama, discussible
   8. My Life, My Love, My Legacy by Coretta Scott King: inspiring, dignified, impassioned
   9. Reading People: How Seeing the World Through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything by Anne Bogel: conversational, personal, thoughtful
   10. The Western Star by Craig Johnson: gripping, complex, masculine

So… what were your favorite newly published books in 2017?