The Worst Bestsellers

Episode 140 – Bests & Worsts of 2019 (Part 2, Adult & Graphic Novels)

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Tune in to our Bests & Worsts of 2019 episodes to hear us discuss these titles and read excerpts from our favorites! Please note:

  • We counted things that we read in 2019, regardless of publication year.
  • We didn’t count anything that we read specifically for this podcast, so our worst books are aside from those.
  • For that reason, we picked top 5 favorites and only 1 least favorite–we have this whole podcast to talk about bad books, so for these episodes we’re choosing to focus on the positive!
  • Some of our “worsts” are really just “least best.” Listen to the podcast to hear more detail!

    • Adult
    Kait’s Top 5 Best

    5.) The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    4.) Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    3.) A Light Amongst Shadows (Dark is the Night Series) by Kelley York and Rowan Altwood (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    2.) Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    1.) The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

     

    Kait’s Worst

    Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    Renata’s Top 5 Best

    5.) Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    4.) Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    3.) Thick and Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    2.) My Life as a Goddess by Guy Branum (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    1.) Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

     

    Renata’s Worst

    No Walls and the Recurring Dream by Ani DiFranco (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

     

    Graphic Novels
    Kait’s Top 5 Best

    5.) The Life of Melody by Mari Costa (Kickstarter)

    4.) Sheets by Brenna Thummler (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    3.) Bloom by Kevin Panetta & Savanna Ganucheau (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    2.) The White Trees by Chip Zdarsky, Kristofer Anka, & Matt Wilson (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    1.) Crowded by Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein, Ted Brandt, Triona Farrell, & Cardinal Rae (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    An excerpt from Crowded (click to embiggen)!

     

    Kait’s Worst

    War of the Realms: Journey into Mystery by The McElroys & André Lima Araújo (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

     

    Renata’s Top 5 Best

    5.) Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North & Derek Charm (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    4.) Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki & Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    3.) This Was Our Pact by Ryan Andrews (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    2.) The Faithful Spy by John Hendrix (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    1.) New Kid by Jerry Craft (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    An excerpt from New Kid (click to embiggen)!

    Renata’s Worst

    Doctor Strange, Vol. 3: Herald, by Mark Waid, Barry Kitson, Scott Koblish, & Brian Reber (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

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