{"id":5698,"date":"2023-12-18T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T17:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=5698"},"modified":"2023-12-18T12:25:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T17:25:59","slug":"episode-233-bests-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-233-bests-of-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 233 – Bests of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once again, we’ve managed to sneak in a few good books this year! Here are our favorite books we read in 2023 (regardless of publication year. Long live backlist titles!)<\/p>\n

Footnotes:\u00a0<\/strong>Boston Globe\u2019s Best Books of 2023 (featuring Renata\u2019s picks for middle grade and YA!)<\/a><\/p>\n

Coming up next:\u00a0<\/strong>A January hiatus. Happy New Year! We\u2019ll see you in February!<\/p>\n

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Kait\u2019s Top 5 Best<\/h3>\n

\"Under<\/a>\"Camp<\/a>\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Episode<\/a>\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>\"For<\/a><\/p>\n

5.) Under the Eye of Power<\/em> by Colin Dickey<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

4.) Camp Damascus<\/em> by Chuck Tingle<\/a><\/p>\n

3.) The Narrow<\/em> by Kate Alice Marshall<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2.) Episode Thirteen<\/em> by Craig DiLouie<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

1.) A House With Good Bones<\/em> by T. Kingfisher<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bonus star: <\/span>A Guest in the House<\/em> by Emily Carroll<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Bonus star: For Never and Always<\/em> by Helena Greer<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Renata\u2019s Top 5 Best<\/h3>\n

\"Go<\/a>\"Siren<\/a>\"America<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Braiding<\/a>\"To<\/a><\/p>\n

\"All<\/a>\"Elf<\/a><\/p>\n

5.) Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest<\/em> by Hanif Abdurriqib<\/a><\/p>\n

4.) Siren Queen<\/em> by Nghi Vo<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

3.) America the Beautiful? One Woman in a Borrowed Prius on the Road Most Traveled<\/em> by Blythe Roberson<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2.) Braiding Sweetgrass<\/em> by Robin Wall Kimmerer<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

1.) To Shape a Dragon’s Breath<\/em> by Moniquill Blackgoose<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bonus Star: Murderbot series by Martha Wells<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bonus Star: Elf Dog and Owl Head<\/em> by M. T. Anderson<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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