We’ve got some memoirs, animal related picks and more. Plus we share some info on how other readers are tracking their reading, and the Michigan Notable Books for 2024.

 

Turtle Bread: A Graphic Novel About Baking, Fitting In, and the Power of Friendship by Kim-Joy 

Writing Black Beauty: Anna Sewell, the Creation of a Novel, and the Story of Animal Rights by Celia Brayfield

The Hebridean Baker: Recipes and Wee Stories from the Scottish Islands by Coinneach MacLeod 

The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler

Also mentioned: The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

Enough to Lose by RS Deeren

Also mentioned The Waters by Bonnie Jo Campbell

The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are by Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter

A First Time For Everything: A True Story by Dan Santat

Once There Was by Kiyash Monsef

I Can Open It For You by Shinsuke Yoshitake