My Favorite Books of 2019

Choosing my favorites is hard because I read a lot of good stuff. I’ll cheat by using categories.

Best Historical Fiction
The Island of Sea Women

Best Set in a Boarding School Book (my favorite sub-genre)
The Swallows

Best Book about an Old Lady Serial Killer (also a nominee for Best Use of Cross-stitch) An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good

Best Psychological Thriller

Best Romantic Comedy
The Unhoneymooners

Best Nonfiction That Scared Me Half to Death
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

Best Sequel
Olive, Again

Best Weird Book
The Need

Best Nonfiction That Confirms the World Is Terrible
The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters

Best “Change Your Life” Book
The Myths of Happiness

Best Overall (Tie)
Home Fire Girls Burn Brighter

Author Event: Me!

If you happen to live in Fargo, North Dakota, come say hi!

I’ll be speaking at the Fargo Public Library (main branch) on Tuesday, June 26 at 7 pm about my book The Factory Girls: A Kaleidoscopic Account of The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.