{"id":66788,"date":"2018-12-10T13:21:45","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T18:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/?p=66788"},"modified":"2020-05-07T13:28:03","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T17:28:03","slug":"book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Beat Staff Holiday Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Winter-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-66829\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Winter-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Winter-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Winter-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Winter-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Winter-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Our favorite reads of 2018! Did any of these make your list?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Books make the best gifts. Call ahead or stop by soon to pick up copies for yourself or your family\/friends.<\/p>\n<h2>Stephen<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-66788 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/faith-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1399\" height=\"2114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/faith-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-66830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/faith-1.jpg 1399w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/faith-1-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/faith-1-768x1161.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/faith-1-1024x1547.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/faith-1-600x907.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1399px) 100vw, 1399px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-66830'>\n\t\t\t\tFaith, by Jimmy Carter (Simon &#038; Schuster)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/04\/26\/books\/review\/jimmy-carter-faith.html\">New York Times Review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/tangledtree\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"265\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tangledtree.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-66795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tangledtree.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tangledtree-99x150.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-66795'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Tangled Tree A Radical New History of Life, by David Quammen (Simon &#038; Schuster)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/08\/07\/books\/review-tangled-tree-david-quammen.html\">New York Times Review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/behave\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/behave.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-66793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/behave.jpg 456w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/behave-98x150.jpg 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-66793'>\n\t\t\t\tBehave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst, by Robert M. Sapolsky (Penguin Books)<br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2017\/jun\/09\/behave-by-robert-sapolsky-review\">Review in The Guardian<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/y648-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"429\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/y648.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-66791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/y648.jpg 429w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/y648-99x150.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-66791'>\n\t\t\t\tLetters of Sylvia Plath, Volume 2&#8211;1956-1963\u00a0, edited by Peter K. Steinberg &#038; Karen V. Kukil (Harper Collins)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/10\/23\/books\/review-sylvia-plath-letters-volume-2.html\">New York Times Review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/afteremily\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/afteremily.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-66792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/afteremily.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/afteremily-99x150.jpeg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-66792'>\n\t\t\t\tAfter Emily: Two Remarkable Women and the Legacy of America&#8217;s Greatest Poet, by Julie Dobrow (WW Norton)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/entertainment\/books\/the-real-life-soap-opera-behind-the-publication-of-emily-dickinsons-poems\/2018\/11\/21\/5f83a122-eceb-11e8-8679-934a2b33be52_story.html?utm_term=.a7e16cbc4c91\">Review in The Washington Post<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/clipart2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/clipart2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-66833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/clipart2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/clipart2-150x133.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-66833'>\n\t\t\t\tSo please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install a lovely bookshelf on the wall.&#8221; \u2013 Roald Dahl\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Sarah<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-66788 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/aquicorn\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/aquicorn.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-66854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/aquicorn.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/aquicorn-101x150.jpg 101w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-66854'>\n\t\t\t\tAquicorn Cove, by Katie O&#8217;Neill (Oni Press)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/clipart1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/clipart1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-66832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/clipart1.png 316w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/clipart1-150x75.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-66832'>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cReading brings us unknown friends\u201d \u2013 Honor\u00e9 de Balzac\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/circe\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/circe.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-66796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/circe.jpg 331w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/circe-99x150.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-66796'>\n\t\t\t\tCirce, by Madeline Miller (Little, Brown &#038; Company)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/books\/la-ca-jc-madeline-miller-20180419-story.html\">LA Times Review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/deathwestaway\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"264\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/deathwestaway.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-66797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/deathwestaway.jpg 264w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/deathwestaway-99x150.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-66797'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Death of Mrs. Westaway, by Ruth Ware (Gallery\/Scout Press)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/entertainment\/books\/why-ruth-wares-new-thriller-is-a-classic\/2018\/05\/23\/ac2a1a62-5d10-11e8-9ee3-49d6d4814c4c_story.html?utm_term=.7c6bb09349d7\">Review in The Washington Post<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/80trees\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"254\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/80trees.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-66852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/80trees.jpg 254w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/80trees-95x150.jpg 95w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-66852'>\n\t\t\t\tAround the World in 80 Trees, by Jonathan Drori, illustrated by Lucille Clerc (Laurence King)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/musenightmares\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/musenightmares.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-66853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/musenightmares.jpg 443w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/musenightmares-98x150.jpg 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-66853'>\n\t\t\t\tMuse of Nightmares, by Laini Taylor (Little, Brown Young Readers)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Cary<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-66788 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/bornposthumous\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/bornposthumous.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-66798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/bornposthumous.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/bornposthumous-99x150.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-66798'>\n\t\t\t\tBorn to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey, by Mark Dery Hardcover, (Little, Brown &#038; Company)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lambdaliterary.org\/reviews\/11\/14\/born-posthumous-edward-gorey\/\">Lambda Literary Review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/book_lost\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/book_lost.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-66869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/book_lost.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/book_lost-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-66869'>\n\t\t\t\tIn Search of Lost Books &#8211; by Giorgio Van Straten (Paperback) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/arts-culture\/books\/giorgio-van-straten-and-the-mystery-of-the-missing-manuscripts-1.678265\"> A Little Gem of a Collection<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/imaginar\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/imaginar.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-66868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/imaginar.jpg 323w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/imaginar-97x150.jpg 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-66868'>\n\t\t\t\tImaginary Lives by Marcel Schowb (paperback, Wakefield) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asymptotejournal.com\/criticism\/marcel-schwob-imaginary-lives\/\">The Essence of Art&#8230;the World of Ideas<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/draftno4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/draftno4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-66799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/draftno4.jpg 662w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/draftno4-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/draftno4-600x906.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-66799'>\n\t\t\t\tDraft No. 4: On the Writing Process, by John McPhee, paperback (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/09\/13\/books\/review-draft-no-4-john-mcphee.html\">New York Times Review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/truths\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/truths.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-66804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/truths.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/truths-99x150.jpeg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-66804'>\n\t\t\t\tThese Truths: A History of the United States, by Jill Lepore, Hardcover (WW Norton)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/09\/14\/books\/review\/jill-lepore-these-truths.html\">New York Times Review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/hardstuff-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/hardstuff.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-66801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/hardstuff.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/hardstuff-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-66801'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, the MC5, and My Life of Impossibilities, by Wayne Kramer, HC (Da Capo Press)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/book-review-two-dueling-narratives-pick-through-the-wreckage-of-the-mc5-714605\/\">Rolling Stone Review<\/a><br> Signed copies available!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/eveninginparadise\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/eveninginparadise.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-66800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/eveninginparadise.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/eveninginparadise-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/eveninginparadise-600x900.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-66800'>\n\t\t\t\tEvening in Paradise: More Stories, by Lucia Berlin, HC (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/thesewaneereview.com\/review-evening-in-paradise-by-lucia-berlin\/\">Review in The Sewanee Review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Ryan<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-66788 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/warnormalpeople\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"447\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/warnormalpeople.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-66807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/warnormalpeople.jpg 447w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/warnormalpeople-99x150.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-66807'>\n\t\t\t\tThe War on Normal People: The Truth About America&#8217;s Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future, by Andrew Yang (Hachette Books)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/07\/09\/books\/review\/annie-lowrey-give-people-money-andrew-yang-war-on-normal-people.html\">New York Times Review<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/civilization\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/civilization.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-66806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/civilization.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/civilization-97x150.jpg 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-66806'>\n\t\t\t\tA People&#8217;s History of Civilization, by John Zerzan (Feral House)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/anarchistnews.org\/content\/under-radar-review-peoples-history-civilization\">Anarchist News Review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/clipart3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Clipart3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-66846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Clipart3.png 500w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Clipart3-150x114.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-66846'>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cIf you don&#8217;t have time to read, you don&#8217;t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.\u201d\n&#8211;Stephen King\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/yourmoney\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"282\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/yourmoney.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-66809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/yourmoney.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/yourmoney-98x150.jpg 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-66809'>\n\t\t\t\tYour Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence, by Vicki Robin (Penguin Books)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/21lessons\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/21lessons.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-66805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/21lessons.jpg 679w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/21lessons-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/21lessons-600x905.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-66805'>\n\t\t\t\t21 Lessons for the 21st Century, by Yuval Noah Harari (Harper Collins)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/09\/04\/books\/review\/21-lessons-for-the-21st-century-yuval-noah-harari.html\">New York Times Review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/watts\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/watts.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-66808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/watts.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/watts-99x150.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-66808'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Collected Letters of Alan Watts, edited by Joan &#038; Anne Watts (New World Library)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Tara<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-66788 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/heavy\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/heavy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-66812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/heavy.jpg 261w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/heavy-98x150.jpg 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-66812'>\n\t\t\t\tHeavy: An American Memoir, by Kiese Laymon (Scribner)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/books\/la-ca-jc-laymon-heavy-20181012-story.html\">LA Times Review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/feeld\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/feeld.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-66811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/feeld.jpg 506w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/feeld-97x150.jpg 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-66811'>\n\t\t\t\tfeeld, by Jos Charles (Milkweed Editions)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenyonreview.org\/reviews\/feeld-by-jos-charles-738439\/\">Review in Kenyon Review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/stickman-kids-winter-tree-books-illustration\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1081\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Clip_reading.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-66847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Clip_reading.jpg 1081w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Clip_reading-125x150.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Clip_reading-768x924.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Clip_reading-1024x1231.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Clip_reading-600x722.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-66847'>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cA book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors.\u201d \u2013 Charles Baudelaire\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/blue-clerk\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1725\" height=\"2550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blue-clerk.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-66810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blue-clerk.jpg 1725w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blue-clerk-101x150.jpg 101w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blue-clerk-768x1135.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blue-clerk-1024x1514.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blue-clerk-600x887.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1725px) 100vw, 1725px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-66810'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Blue Clerk: Ars Poetica in 59 Versos, by Dionne Brand (Duke University Press)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/thosewho\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/thosewho.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-66814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/thosewho.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/thosewho-99x150.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-66814'>\n\t\t\t\tThose Who Knew, by Idra Novey (Viking)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/12\/07\/books\/review\/idra-novey-those-who-knew.html\">New York Times Review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/thefriend\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/thefriend.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-66813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/thefriend.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/thefriend-96x150.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/thefriend-768x1203.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/thefriend-600x940.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-66813'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Friend, by Sigrid Nunez (Riverhead Books)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lareviewofbooks.org\/article\/melancholy-dane-sigrid-nunezs-the-friend\/#!\">Review in LA Review of Books<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Evan<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-66788 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/autobionovel\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/autobionovel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-66815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/autobionovel.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/autobionovel-98x150.jpg 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-66815'>\n\t\t\t\tHow to Write An Autobiographical Novel, by Alexander Chee (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/06\/27\/books\/review\/alexander-chee-how-to-write-an-autobiographical-novel.html\">New York Times Review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/stickman-kids-ice-book-illustration\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1035\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/clip-reading2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-66848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/clip-reading2.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/clip-reading2-150x119.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/clip-reading2-768x611.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/clip-reading2-1024x815.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/clip-reading2-600x478.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-66848'>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cReading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another\u2019s skin, another\u2019s voice, another\u2019s soul.\u201d \u2013 Joyce Carol Oates\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/severance\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/severance.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-66855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/severance.jpg 652w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/severance-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/severance-600x920.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-66855'>\n\t\t\t\tSeverance, by Ling Ma (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/sabrina\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/sabrina.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-66818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/sabrina.jpg 318w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/sabrina-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-66818'>\n\t\t\t\tSabrina, by Nick Drnaso (Drawn &#038; Quarterly)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lareviewofbooks.org\/article\/a-humane-remove-nick-drnasos-sabrina\/\">Review in LA Review of Books<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/dianewilliams\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/dianewilliams.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-66816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/dianewilliams.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/dianewilliams-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-66816'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Collected Stories of Diane Williams (Soho Press)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/151576\/diane-williams-collected-stories\">Review in The New Republic<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/everyday\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/everyday.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-66817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/everyday.jpg 256w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/everyday-96x150.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-66817'>\n\t\t\t\tEveryday People: The Color of Life&#8211;A Short Story Anthology, edited by Jennifer Baker (Atria Books)<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.pshares.org\/index.php\/queerness-in-everyday-people-the-color-of-life\/\">Review in Ploughshares<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Tony<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-66788 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/clip5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/clip5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-66849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/clip5.jpg 490w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/clip5-150x110.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-66849'>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cIt is what you read when you don\u2019t have to that determines what you will be when you can\u2019t help it.\u201d \u2013 Oscar Wilde\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/1000books\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"356\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1000books.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-66819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1000books.jpg 356w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1000books-107x150.jpg 107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-66819'>\n\t\t\t\t1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List, by James Mustich (Workman Publishing)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/entertainment\/books\/the-ultimate-literary-bucket-list-1000-books-to-read-before-you-die\/2018\/09\/25\/ac7906a4-c020-11e8-be77-516336a26305_story.html?utm_term=.320599b5e219\">Review in The Washington Post<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/soulamerica\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/soulamerica.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-66821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/soulamerica.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/soulamerica-99x150.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-66821'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels, by John Meacham (Random House)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/05\/21\/books\/review\/jon-meacham-soul-of-america.html\">New York Times Review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/frankenstein\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/frankenstein.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-66820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/frankenstein.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/frankenstein-98x150.jpg 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-66820'>\n\t\t\t\tFrankenstein: The 1818 Text, by Mary Shelley (Penguin Classics)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/warpeace\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/warpeace.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-66823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/warpeace.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/warpeace-99x150.jpeg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-66823'>\n\t\t\t\tWar on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence, by Ronan Farrow (WW Norton)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/05\/09\/books\/review\/ronan-farrow-war-on-peace.html\">New York Times Review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/unbury\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/unbury.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-66822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/unbury.jpg 299w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/unbury-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-66822'>\n\t\t\t\tUnbury Carol, by Josh Malerman (Del Rey)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Lauren<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-66788 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/blazephoenix\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blazephoenix.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-66824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blazephoenix.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blazephoenix-99x150.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-66824'>\n\t\t\t\tKingdom of the Blazing Phoenix, by Julie C. Dao (Penguin Teen)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/girlwithdaragon\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1688\" height=\"2550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GirlWithDaragon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-66831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GirlWithDaragon.jpg 1688w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GirlWithDaragon-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GirlWithDaragon-768x1160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GirlWithDaragon-1024x1547.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GirlWithDaragon-600x906.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1688px) 100vw, 1688px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-66831'>\n\t\t\t\tGirl With the Dragon Heart, by Stephanie Burgis (Bloomsbury)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/dreadnat\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/dreadnat.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-66826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/dreadnat.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/dreadnat-99x150.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-66826'>\n\t\t\t\tDread Nation, by Justina Ireland (Baltzer + Bray)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/clip7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/clip7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-66851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/clip7.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/clip7-150x133.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/clip7-768x679.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/clip7-600x530.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-66851'>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cBooks can truly change our lives: the lives of those who read them, the lives of those who write them.\u201d \u2013 Lloyd Alexander\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/spinsil\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/spinsil.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-66828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/spinsil.jpg 463w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/spinsil-99x150.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-66828'>\n\t\t\t\tSpinning Silver, by Naomi Novik (Del Rey)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/08\/03\/books\/review\/naomi-novik-spinning-silver.html\">New York Times Review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2018\/12\/10\/book-beat-staff-holiday-recommendations-year-end-favorites\/serpsecret\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/serpsecret.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-66827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/serpsecret.jpg 596w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/serpsecret-99x150.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-66827'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Serpent&#8217;s  Secret, by Sayantani DasGupta (Scholastic)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our favorite reads of 2018! Did any of these make your list?&nbsp; Books make the best gifts. Call ahead or stop by soon to pick up copies for yourself or your family\/friends. 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