The end of the year means one thing: best of lists! Friend of the pod, Joe Volk swings through to share his top books of the year alongside Claude's top picks. What author found a spot on Claude's top 5 and on his most disappointing list? You can only find out by tuning in. Let our picks help you find some new books to enjoy in 2018.

Be sure to peep Side B for our top 5 selections.

Books Mentioned:

Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences by Nancy Duarte

Decisive: How to Make Better Decisions in Life and Work by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Deep Work - Cal Newport

1Q84 - Murakami

The Fire Next Time - Baldwin

Tears We Cannot Stop - Dyson

How Black in the Gospel - Skinner

Introducing Black Theology - Fields

A Black Theology of Liberation - Cone

 Lives Other Than My Own by Emmanuel Carrere

The Southern Reach Trilogy  by Jeff VanderMeer

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment by Robert Wright