{"id":68334,"date":"2019-11-27T16:28:58","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T21:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/?p=68334"},"modified":"2020-05-07T13:26:56","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T17:26:56","slug":"book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Beat Staff Recommendations 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Some of our favorite books of 2019!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Clipart_27holidaygif-articleLarge.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66835 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Clipart_27holidaygif-articleLarge.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"657\" height=\"715\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Favorite Art Books;<\/span><\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-68334 gallery-columns-5 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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/61aip7pwz-l\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61AIp7PwZ-L.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61AIp7PwZ-L.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61AIp7PwZ-L-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61AIp7PwZ-L-768x1117.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61AIp7PwZ-L-600x873.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68377'>\n\t\t\t\tCelebration by WIlliam Klein <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyjournalofbooks.com\/book-review\/william-klein-celebration\">Review in The New York Journal 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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/91rcbc9popl\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1855\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91RCbC9pOPL.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91RCbC9pOPL.jpg 1855w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91RCbC9pOPL-109x150.jpg 109w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91RCbC9pOPL-768x1060.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91RCbC9pOPL-1024x1413.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91RCbC9pOPL-600x828.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1855px) 100vw, 1855px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68372'>\n\t\t\t\tNotes and Methods by Hilma Af Klint <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/brooklynrail.org\/2019\/03\/art_books\/Iris-Muller-Westermann-Hilma-af-Klint-Notes-and-Methods\">Review in The Brooklyn Rail<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/61djwaxtiyl\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"931\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61DJWAxtiyL.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61DJWAxtiyL.jpg 931w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61DJWAxtiyL-116x150.jpg 116w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61DJWAxtiyL-768x990.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61DJWAxtiyL-600x773.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68371'>\n\t\t\t\tChicago Imagists! by The Hayward Gallery <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trebuchet-magazine.com\/how-chicago-imagists-1960s-70s\/\">Review in Trebuchet Magazine<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/scott-reeder-23\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/scott-reeder-23.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/scott-reeder-23.jpeg 834w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/scott-reeder-23-100x150.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/scott-reeder-23-768x1151.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/scott-reeder-23-600x899.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68376'>\n\t\t\t\tIdeas (cont.) by Scott Reeder <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/12\/13\/arts\/design\/scott-reeder-people-call-me-scott.html\">Review in The New York Times<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/sandy\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sandy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sandy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sandy-108x150.jpg 108w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sandy-768x1070.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sandy-600x836.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68391'>\n\t\t\t\tIn Pursuit of Fashion: The Sandy Schreier Collection <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/slideshow\/in-pursuit-of-fashion-the-sandy-schreier-collection-costume-institute\">Review in Vogue<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/ira-cohen-into-the-mylar-chamber-20\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ira-cohen-into-the-mylar-chamber-20.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ira-cohen-into-the-mylar-chamber-20.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ira-cohen-into-the-mylar-chamber-20-96x150.jpeg 96w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ira-cohen-into-the-mylar-chamber-20-768x1195.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ira-cohen-into-the-mylar-chamber-20-600x933.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68370'>\n\t\t\t\tInto the Mylar Chamber by Ira Cohen <br> \n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.octobergallery.co.uk\/exhibitions\/2007coh\/index.shtml\">Review in The October Gallery<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/20190722_pi_art-rite_cover\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"809\" height=\"1051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20190722_PI_Art-Rite_Cover.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20190722_PI_Art-Rite_Cover.jpg 809w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20190722_PI_Art-Rite_Cover-115x150.jpg 115w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20190722_PI_Art-Rite_Cover-768x998.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20190722_PI_Art-Rite_Cover-600x779.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68373'>\n\t\t\t\tArt-Rite by Walter Robinson <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/032c.com\/on-art-rite-magazine\/\">Review in 032c<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/objects-of-desire-surrealism-and-design-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/objects-of-desire-surrealism-and-design-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/objects-of-desire-surrealism-and-design-1.jpeg 886w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/objects-of-desire-surrealism-and-design-1-106x150.jpeg 106w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/objects-of-desire-surrealism-and-design-1-768x1084.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/objects-of-desire-surrealism-and-design-1-600x847.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68375'>\n\t\t\t\tObjects of Desire: Surrealism and Design by The Vitra Design Museum <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/culture\/2001\/sep\/18\/artsfeatures.surrealismatthevanda\">Review in The Guardian<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/attachment\/9200000079391744\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/9200000079391744.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/9200000079391744.jpg 999w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/9200000079391744-125x150.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/9200000079391744-768x923.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/9200000079391744-600x721.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68378'>\n\t\t\t\tMedieval Monsters by Lindquist and Mittman <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybooks.com\/event\/medieval-monsters-terrors-aliens-wonders\/\">Review in The New York 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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/tony-conrad-writings-book_1024x1024\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tony-conrad-writings-book_1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tony-conrad-writings-book_1024x1024.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tony-conrad-writings-book_1024x1024-97x150.jpg 97w\" 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-1-68374'>\n\t\t\t\tWritings by Tony Conrad <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/03\/24\/arts\/music\/tony-conrad-was-such-a-good-minimalist-he-was-almost-forgotten.html\">Review in The New York Times<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Cary;<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-68334 gallery-columns-4 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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/71mkemagqzl\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1313\" height=\"2138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/71MkEmAgQzL.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-68363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/71MkEmAgQzL.jpg 1313w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/71MkEmAgQzL-92x150.jpg 92w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/71MkEmAgQzL-768x1251.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/71MkEmAgQzL-1024x1667.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/71MkEmAgQzL-600x977.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1313px) 100vw, 1313px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-68363'>\n\t\t\t\tNo One Is Too Small To Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2019\/may\/29\/greta-thunberg-review-speeches-that-appeal-to-both-heart-and-mind\">Review in The Guardian<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/rusty_trans_nvbqzqnjv4bq9jvn-dy47ilxygzm7dllqlkoyrpzq42j22ajz-1brjw\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/rusty_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq9JVN-DY47ILxyGzM7dLlQlkOYrPZQ42j22aJZ-1brjw.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-68367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/rusty_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq9JVN-DY47ILxyGzM7dLlQlkOYrPZQ42j22aJZ-1brjw.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/rusty_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq9JVN-DY47ILxyGzM7dLlQlkOYrPZQ42j22aJZ-1brjw-150x94.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-68367'>\n\t\t\t\tRusty Brown by Chris Ware <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/aux.avclub.com\/visual-innovation-meets-emotional-exhaustion-in-chris-w-1838526024\">Review in The AV Club<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/the-art-of-curiosity-9781681889993_lg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the-art-of-curiosity-9781681889993_lg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-68366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the-art-of-curiosity-9781681889993_lg.jpg 323w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the-art-of-curiosity-9781681889993_lg-121x150.jpg 121w\" 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-2-68366'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Art of Curiosity by Exploratorium <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.exploratoriumstore.com\/collections\/books\/products\/the-art-of-curiosity50-visionary-artists-scientists-poets-makers-dreamers-who-are-changing-the-way-we-see-our-world-created-by-exploratorium#_ga=2.194645165.188745338.1574803724-102918369.1574803724\">Details at Exploratorium<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/41cjbv9okzl-_sx346_bo1204203200_\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"348\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/41CjBV9okZL._SX346_BO1204203200_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-68368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/41CjBV9okZL._SX346_BO1204203200_.jpg 348w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/41CjBV9okZL._SX346_BO1204203200_-105x150.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-68368'>\n\t\t\t\tSophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon by Maxine Gordon <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/11\/28\/books\/review\/sophisticated-giant-dexter-maxine-gordon.html\">Review in The New York Times<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/41slmqsau3l-_sx308_bo1204203200_\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/41SLmQsAu3L._SX308_BO1204203200_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-68364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/41SLmQsAu3L._SX308_BO1204203200_.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/41SLmQsAu3L._SX308_BO1204203200_-93x150.jpg 93w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-68364'>\n\t\t\t\tGenius and Ink by Virginia Woolf <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-tls.co.uk\/articles\/public\/genius-and-ink-virginia-woolf\/\">Review in The Times Literary Supplement<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/61gqstqj2nl\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61GQSTQJ2NL.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-68362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61GQSTQJ2NL.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61GQSTQJ2NL-107x150.jpg 107w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61GQSTQJ2NL-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61GQSTQJ2NL-1024x1434.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61GQSTQJ2NL-600x840.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-68362'>\n\t\t\t\tBowie&#8217;s Bookshelf by John O&#8217;Connell <br> \n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2019\/10\/bowies-bookshelf.html\">Review in Open Culture<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/91nco7q-5l\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1688\" height=\"2550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91NCo7q-5L.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-68361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91NCo7q-5L.jpg 1688w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91NCo7q-5L-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91NCo7q-5L-768x1160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91NCo7q-5L-1024x1547.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91NCo7q-5L-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-2-68361'>\n\t\t\t\tHow To Make A Plant Love You by Summer Rayne Oaks <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/eco-age.com\/news\/how-make-plant-love-you-help-summer-rayne-oakes\"> Interview in Eco-Age<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/covers_485247\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/covers_485247.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-68365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/covers_485247.jpg 334w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/covers_485247-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-68365'>\n\t\t\t\tEvening in Paradise by Lucia Berlin <br> \nNEW IN PAPERBACK!<a href=\"https:\/\/lareviewofbooks.org\/article\/the-tragicomedy-of-evening-in-paradise-by-lucia-berlin\/\">Review in The Los Angeles Review of Books<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Gwyn;<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-68334 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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/gwyn-blackwing\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-blackwing.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-68358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-blackwing.jpg 334w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-blackwing-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-68358'>\n\t\t\t\tBlack Wings Beating by Alex London <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/alex-london\/black-wings-beating\/\">Review in Kirkus<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/gwyn-juliet\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1684\" height=\"2552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-juliet.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-68359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-juliet.jpg 1684w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-juliet-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-juliet-768x1164.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-juliet-1024x1552.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-juliet-600x909.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1684px) 100vw, 1684px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-68359'>\n\t\t\t\tJuliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lambdaliterary.org\/reviews\/02\/21\/juliet-takes-a-breath-by-gabby-rivera\/\">Review in Lambda Literary<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/gwyn-dread\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"314\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-dread.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-68354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-dread.jpg 314w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-dread-99x150.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-68354'>\n\t\t\t\tDread Nation by Justina Ireland <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/features\/idread-nationi-justina-ireland\/\">Review in Kirkus<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/gwyn-invis\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1001\" height=\"1510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-invis.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-68357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-invis.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-invis-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-invis-768x1159.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-invis-600x905.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-68357'>\n\t\t\t\tInvisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2019\/mar\/11\/invisible-women-exposing-data-bias-by-caroline-criado-perez-review\">Review in The Guardian<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/gwyn-farm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1705\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-farm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-68355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-farm.jpg 1705w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-farm-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-farm-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-farm-1024x1538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-farm-600x901.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1705px) 100vw, 1705px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-68355'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Farm by Joanne Ramos <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/lareviewofbooks.org\/article\/a-different-handmaids-tale-joanne-ramoss-the-farm\/\">Review in The Los Angeles 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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/gwyn-grace\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-grace.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-68356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-grace.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gwyn-grace-97x150.jpg 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-68356'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Grace Year by Kim Liggett <br> \n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tinkitchenbooks.com\/the-grace-year-kim-liggett\/\">Review in Tin Kitchen<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Anna;<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-68334 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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/anna-woundedknee\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1696\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-woundedknee.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-68350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-woundedknee.jpg 1696w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-woundedknee-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-woundedknee-768x1159.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-woundedknee-1024x1546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-woundedknee-600x906.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1696px) 100vw, 1696px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-68350'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/outlook\/a-uniquely-american-tale-of-native-american-resilience\/2019\/01\/31\/f1d04056-1835-11e9-8813-cb9dec761e73_story.html\">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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/anna-howtobe\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1616\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-howtobe.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-68352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-howtobe.jpg 1616w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-howtobe-95x150.jpg 95w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-howtobe-768x1217.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-howtobe-1024x1622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-howtobe-600x950.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1616px) 100vw, 1616px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-68352'>\n\t\t\t\tHow To Be Invisible by Kate Bush <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2019\/jan\/01\/how-to-be-invisible-kate-bush-review\">Review in The Guardian<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/anna-3women\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"2085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-3women.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-68351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-3women.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-3women-101x150.jpg 101w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-3women-768x1144.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-3women-1024x1525.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-3women-600x894.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-68351'>\n\t\t\t\tThree Women by Lisa Taddeo <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/books\/under-review\/sex-in-the-mirror-lisa-taddeo-three-women-review\">Review in The New Yorker<\/a>\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-4-66851\" 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-4-66851'>\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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/anna-woo\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1650\" height=\"2550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-woo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-68353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-woo.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-woo-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-woo-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-woo-1024x1583.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-woo-600x927.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-68353'>\n\t\t\t\tWoo, The Monkey Who Inspired Emily Carr by Grant Hayter-Menzies <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/vancouversun.com\/entertainment\/books\/emily-carrs-monkey-takes-centre-stage-in-new-book\">Review in The Vancouver Sun<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/anna-dickinson\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2090\" height=\"2777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-dickinson.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-68349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-dickinson.jpg 2090w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-dickinson-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-dickinson-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-dickinson-1024x1361.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anna-dickinson-600x797.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2090px) 100vw, 2090px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-68349'>\n\t\t\t\tEmily Dickinson&#8217;s Gardening Life by Marta McDowell <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/emily-dickensons-gardening-life-review-one-poets-flower-album-11569618091\">Review in The Wall Street Journal<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Colleen;<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-68334 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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/votes-for-women\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"412\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/votes-for-women.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-68414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/votes-for-women.jpg 412w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/votes-for-women-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-68414'>\n\t\t\t\tVotes For Women: A Portrait of Persistence edited by Kate Clarke Lemay <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/goingoutguide\/museums\/this-smithsonian-exhibition-follows-the-long-road-to-womens-suffrage\/2019\/04\/18\/102865d4-5f8e-11e9-9ff2-abc984dc9eec_story.html\">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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/brilliant-maps\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1991\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/brilliant-maps.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-68393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/brilliant-maps.jpg 1991w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/brilliant-maps-117x150.jpg 117w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/brilliant-maps-768x987.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/brilliant-maps-1024x1317.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/brilliant-maps-600x771.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1991px) 100vw, 1991px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-68393'>\n\t\t\t\tBrilliant Maps by Ian Wright <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/travel\/maps-and-graphics\/brilliant-maps\/\">Review in The Telegraph<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/41z8nupm3el-_ac_ul436_\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"322\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/41Z8NuPM3eL._AC_UL436_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-68383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/41Z8NuPM3eL._AC_UL436_.jpg 322w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/41Z8NuPM3eL._AC_UL436_-111x150.jpg 111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-68383'>\n\t\t\t\tA Cloud A Day by Gavin Pretor-Pinney <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2019\/books\/nature-books.html\">Review in The New York Times<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/the_enchanted_hour\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1086\" height=\"1639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the_enchanted_hour.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-68384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the_enchanted_hour.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the_enchanted_hour-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the_enchanted_hour-768x1159.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the_enchanted_hour-1024x1545.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the_enchanted_hour-600x906.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1086px) 100vw, 1086px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-68384'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Enchanted Hour by Meghan Cox Gurdon <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/meghan-cox-gurdon\/the-enchanted-hour\/\">Review in Kirkus<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/sad-little-fact-jonah-winter\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2159\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sad-little-fact-jonah-winter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-68402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sad-little-fact-jonah-winter.jpg 2159w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sad-little-fact-jonah-winter-127x150.jpg 127w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sad-little-fact-jonah-winter-768x911.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sad-little-fact-jonah-winter-1024x1214.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sad-little-fact-jonah-winter-600x711.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2159px) 100vw, 2159px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-68402'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Sad Little Fact by Jonah Winter <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/jonah-winter\/the-sad-little-fact\/\">Review in Kirkus<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/0871ca63-7b7f-4522-84d0-427eb91a2e3a\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/0871CA63-7B7F-4522-84D0-427EB91A2E3A.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-68382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/0871CA63-7B7F-4522-84D0-427EB91A2E3A.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/0871CA63-7B7F-4522-84D0-427EB91A2E3A-114x150.jpeg 114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-68382'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Penguin Classics Book by Henry Eliot <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectator.co.uk\/2018\/12\/stuck-for-something-to-read-pick-up-a-penguin-classic\/\">Review in The Spectator<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>Evan;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-68334 gallery-columns-4 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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/evan-coventry\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"2149\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-coventry.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-68347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-coventry.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-coventry-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-coventry-768x1179.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-coventry-1024x1572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-coventry-600x921.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-68347'>\n\t\t\t\tCoventry by Rachel Cusk <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybooks.com\/articles\/2019\/09\/26\/rachel-cusk-coventry-truth-alone\/\">Review in The New York 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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/evan-marilou\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-marilou.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-68342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-marilou.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-marilou-99x150.jpg 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-6-68342'>\n\t\t\t\tMarilou Is Everywhere by Sarah Elaine Smith <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/07\/29\/745747218\/marilou-is-everywhere-and-also-a-miracle\">Review in NPR<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/evan-mcglue\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-mcglue.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-68341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-mcglue.jpeg 294w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-mcglue-98x150.jpeg 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-6-68341'>\n\t\t\t\tMcGlue by Ottessa Moshfegh <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zyzzyva.org\/2014\/10\/05\/mcglue-by-ottessa-moshfegh\/\">Review in Zyzzyva<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/evan-where\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-where.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-68348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-where.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-where-111x150.jpg 111w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-where-768x1040.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-where-600x813.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-68348'>\n\t\t\t\tWhere, When, How Often and with Whom by Cecily Brown <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.apollo-magazine.com\/art-diary\/cecily-brown-where-when-how-often-and-with-whom\/\">Review in Apollo Magazine<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/evan-early-work\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"326\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Evan-Early-Work.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-68345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Evan-Early-Work.jpg 326w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Evan-Early-Work-98x150.jpg 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-68345'>\n\t\t\t\tEarly Work by Andrew Martin <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/books\/page-turner\/a-debut-novel-of-elderly-millennials-afflicted-with-a-selective-strain-of-self-awareness\">Review in The New Yorker<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/evan-white-girls\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1650\" height=\"2475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-white-girls.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-68346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-white-girls.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-white-girls-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-white-girls-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-white-girls-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-white-girls-600x900.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-68346'>\n\t\t\t\tWhite Girls by Hilton Als <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/11\/10\/books\/review\/white-girls-by-hilton-als.html\">Review in The New York Times<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/evan-unpassing\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1650\" height=\"2531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-unpassing.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-68344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-unpassing.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-unpassing-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-unpassing-768x1178.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-unpassing-1024x1571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-unpassing-600x920.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-68344'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Unpassing by Chia-Chia Lin <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/05\/07\/books\/review\/chia-chia-lin-unpassing.html\">Review in The New York Times<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/evan-private-govt\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"304\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-private-govt.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-68343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-private-govt.jpg 304w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/evan-private-govt-91x150.jpg 91w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-68343'>\n\t\t\t\tPrivate Government by Elizabeth Anderson <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2017\/12\/04\/book-review-private-government-how-employers-rule-our-lives-and-why-we-dont-talk-about-it-by-elizabeth-anderson\/\">Review in The LSE Book Review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Craig;<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-68334 gallery-columns-2 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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/91cr6l7cupl\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2060\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91Cr6l7cUPL.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-68381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91Cr6l7cUPL.jpg 2060w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91Cr6l7cUPL-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91Cr6l7cUPL-768x954.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91Cr6l7cUPL-1024x1273.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91Cr6l7cUPL-600x746.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2060px) 100vw, 2060px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-68381'>\n\t\t\t\tJubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking by Toni Tipton-Martin <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/09\/16\/dining\/best-cookbooks.html\">Review in The New York Times<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/91fiaepljwl\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1650\" height=\"2475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91FIaEPLJwL.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-68380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91FIaEPLJwL.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91FIaEPLJwL-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91FIaEPLJwL-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91FIaEPLJwL-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91FIaEPLJwL-600x900.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-68380'>\n\t\t\t\tMonstrer, She Wrote by Lisa Kroger and Melanie R. Anderson <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-monster-she-wrote-lisa-kroger-melanie-anderson\/\">Review in Cemetary Dance<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Tiffany;<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-68334 gallery-columns-2 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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/the-new-black-vanguard-antwaun-sargent\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the-new-black-vanguard-antwaun-sargent.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-68394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the-new-black-vanguard-antwaun-sargent.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the-new-black-vanguard-antwaun-sargent-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the-new-black-vanguard-antwaun-sargent-600x794.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-68394'>\n\t\t\t\tThe New Black Vanguard by Antwaun Sargent <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/09\/05\/arts\/design\/black-vanguard-photography-antwaun-sargent.html\">Review in The New York Times<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/klimt\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2213\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/klimt.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-68405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/klimt.jpg 2213w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/klimt-111x150.jpg 111w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/klimt-768x1041.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/klimt-1024x1388.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/klimt-600x813.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2213px) 100vw, 2213px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-68405'>\n\t\t\t\tComplete Paintings of Gustav Klimt edited by Tobias G. Natter <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/11\/13\/fashion\/13iht-fklimt13.html\">Review in The New York Times<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/new-margaretbusby\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/new-margaretbusby.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-68395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/new-margaretbusby.jpg 331w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/new-margaretbusby-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-8-68395'>\n\t\t\t\tNew Daughters of Africa by Margaret Busby <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2019\/mar\/09\/from-ayobami-adebayo-to-zadie-smith-meet-the-new-daughters-of-africa\">Review in The Guardian<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/pants-bob-shea\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pants-bob-shea.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-68396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pants-bob-shea.jpg 777w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pants-bob-shea-117x150.jpg 117w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pants-bob-shea-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pants-bob-shea-600x772.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-68396'>\n\t\t\t\tWho Wet My Pants by Bob Shea <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/bob-shea\/who-wet-my-pants\/\">Review in Kirkus<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Tracy;<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-9' class='gallery galleryid-68334 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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/oyinkanbraithwaite\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/oyinkanbraithwaite.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-68401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/oyinkanbraithwaite.jpeg 177w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/oyinkanbraithwaite-93x150.jpeg 93w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-68401'>\n\t\t\t\tMy Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/lareviewofbooks.org\/article\/sister-act-on-my-sister-the-serial-killer-by-oyinkan-braithwaite\/\">Review in The Los Angeles 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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/good-neighbor-maxwell-king\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"1018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/good-neighbor-maxwell-king.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-68410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/good-neighbor-maxwell-king.jpg 674w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/good-neighbor-maxwell-king-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/good-neighbor-maxwell-king-600x906.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-68410'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Good Neighbor by Maxwell King <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/outlook\/fred-rogers-understated-champion-of-radical-kindness\/2018\/11\/02\/97e784c4-cb27-11e8-920f-dd52e1ae4570_story.html\">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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/bibliostyle-nina-freudenberger\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1862\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BiblioStyle-Nina-Freudenberger.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-68398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BiblioStyle-Nina-Freudenberger.jpg 1862w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BiblioStyle-Nina-Freudenberger-109x150.jpg 109w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BiblioStyle-Nina-Freudenberger-768x1056.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BiblioStyle-Nina-Freudenberger-1024x1408.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BiblioStyle-Nina-Freudenberger-600x825.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1862px) 100vw, 1862px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-68398'>\n\t\t\t\tBiblioStyle by Nina Freudenberger <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/citybookreview.com\/bibliostyle-how-we-live-at-home-with-books\/\">Review in City Book 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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/last-day-domenica-ruta\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1684\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/last-day-domenica-ruta.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-68399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/last-day-domenica-ruta.jpg 1684w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/last-day-domenica-ruta-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/last-day-domenica-ruta-768x1168.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/last-day-domenica-ruta-1024x1557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/last-day-domenica-ruta-600x912.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1684px) 100vw, 1684px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-68399'>\n\t\t\t\tLast Day by Domenica Ruta <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/05\/28\/books\/review\/last-day-domenica-ruta.html\">Review in The New York Times<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/laughing-m-sweeney\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3075\" height=\"2475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/laughing-m-sweeney.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-68397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/laughing-m-sweeney.jpg 3075w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/laughing-m-sweeney-150x121.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/laughing-m-sweeney-768x618.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/laughing-m-sweeney-1024x824.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/laughing-m-sweeney-600x483.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3075px) 100vw, 3075px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-68397'>\n\t\t\t\tLaughing With Obama by M. Sweeney <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/44453026-laughing-with-obama\">Reviews at GoodReads<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/daisyjones-taylor-jenkins-reid\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/daisyjones-taylor-jenkins-reid.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-68400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/daisyjones-taylor-jenkins-reid.jpeg 183w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/daisyjones-taylor-jenkins-reid-99x150.jpeg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-68400'>\n\t\t\t\tDaisy Jones &#038; The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-features\/daisy-jones-the-six-book-taylor-jenkins-reid-women-music-803045\/\">Review in Rolling Stone<\/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-10' class='gallery galleryid-68334 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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/yearofthemonkey-smith\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1686\" height=\"2438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/yearofthemonkey-smith.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-68407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/yearofthemonkey-smith.jpg 1686w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/yearofthemonkey-smith-104x150.jpg 104w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/yearofthemonkey-smith-768x1111.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/yearofthemonkey-smith-1024x1481.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/yearofthemonkey-smith-600x868.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1686px) 100vw, 1686px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-68407'>\n\t\t\t\tYear of the Monkey by Patti Smith <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/09\/24\/books\/review\/year-of-the-monkey-patti-smith.html\">Review in The New York Times<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/biased-jennifer-l-eberhardt\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1875\" height=\"2775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/biased-jennifer-l-eberhardt.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-68406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/biased-jennifer-l-eberhardt.jpeg 1875w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/biased-jennifer-l-eberhardt-101x150.jpeg 101w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/biased-jennifer-l-eberhardt-768x1137.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/biased-jennifer-l-eberhardt-1024x1516.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/biased-jennifer-l-eberhardt-600x888.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1875px) 100vw, 1875px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-68406'>\n\t\t\t\tBiasaed by Jennifer L. Eberhardt <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/26\/books\/review\/jennifer-l-eberhardt-biased.html\">Review in The New York Times<\/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-10-66846\" 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-10-66846'>\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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/good-neighbor-maxwell-king\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"1018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/good-neighbor-maxwell-king.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-68410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/good-neighbor-maxwell-king.jpg 674w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/good-neighbor-maxwell-king-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/good-neighbor-maxwell-king-600x906.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-68410'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Good Neighbor by Maxwell King <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/outlook\/fred-rogers-understated-champion-of-radical-kindness\/2018\/11\/02\/97e784c4-cb27-11e8-920f-dd52e1ae4570_story.html\">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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1684\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-68409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind.jpg 1684w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-768x1168.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-1024x1557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-600x912.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1684px) 100vw, 1684px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-68409'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/outlook\/have-parents-made-their-kids-too-fragile-for-the-rough-and-tumble-of-life\/2018\/09\/07\/7b977440-8e92-11e8-bcd5-9d911c784c38_story.html\">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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/warning\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1696\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/warning.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-68408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/warning.jpg 1696w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/warning-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/warning-768x1159.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/warning-1024x1546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/warning-600x906.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1696px) 100vw, 1696px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-68408'>\n\t\t\t\tA Warning by Anonymous <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2019\/nov\/20\/a-warning-by-anonymous-review-donald-trump\">Review in The Guardian<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>New &amp; Noteworthy books about Detroit;<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-11' class='gallery galleryid-68334 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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/81qshxzfujl\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"1425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/81qSHxzfuJL.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-68386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/81qSHxzfuJL.jpg 975w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/81qSHxzfuJL-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/81qSHxzfuJL-768x1122.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/81qSHxzfuJL-600x877.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-11-68386'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Detoit Printing Co-op by Danielle Aubert <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/walkerart.org\/magazine\/all-printing-is-political-fredy-perlman-and-the-detroit-printing-co-op\">Review in The Gradient<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/iggy\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/iggy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-68390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/iggy.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/iggy-116x150.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-11-68390'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8216;Til Wrong Feels Right by Iggy Pop <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/iggy-pop-announces-new-book-of-lyrics\/\">Review in Pitchfork<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/5db99f04e14a1-image\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/5db99f04e14a1.image_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-68387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/5db99f04e14a1.image_.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/5db99f04e14a1.image_-100x150.jpg 100w\" 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-11-68387'>\n\t\t\t\tDetroit (Maiden Energy) by Carolyn Striho <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metrotimes.com\/detroit\/rocker-carolyn-striho-releases-her-first-book\/Content?oid=23047108\">Review in The Metro Times<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/queen-next-door-103649\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/queen-next-door-103649.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-68392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/queen-next-door-103649.jpg 502w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/queen-next-door-103649-116x150.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-11-68392'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Queen Next Door by Linda Solomon <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/entertainment\/books\/2019\/10\/07\/detroit-photojournalist-linda-solomon-and-the-queen-next-door\/3865520002\/\">Review in The  Detroit News<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/91cuefvtm5l\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91CUeFVtM5L.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-68389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91CUeFVtM5L.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91CUeFVtM5L-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91CUeFVtM5L-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91CUeFVtM5L-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/91CUeFVtM5L-600x900.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-11-68389'>\n\t\t\t\tRESPECT: The Poetry of Detroit Music by Jim Daniels and ML Liebler <br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/wdet.org\/posts\/2019\/08\/21\/88543-new-book-captures-the-poetry-of-detroits-musical-legacy\/\">Review at WDET<\/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\/2019\/11\/27\/book-beat-staff-recommendations-2019\/the-dawn-of-detroit\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1695\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the-dawn-of-detroit.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-68388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the-dawn-of-detroit.jpg 1695w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the-dawn-of-detroit-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the-dawn-of-detroit-768x1160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the-dawn-of-detroit-1024x1547.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/the-dawn-of-detroit-600x906.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1695px) 100vw, 1695px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-11-68388'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Dawn of Detroit by Tina Miles <br> {New in Paperback!)\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/11\/21\/books\/review\/dawn-of-detroit-tiya-miles.html\">Review in The New York Times<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of our favorite books of 2019! Favorite Art Books; Cary; Gwyn; Anna; Colleen; Evan; Craig; Tiffany; Tracy; Tony; New &amp; Noteworthy books about Detroit;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":66835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}