Tana and I give a rundown of the books we read this year that were our favorites. What were yours?

Discussed:

What the Chicken Knows, Sy Montgomery

Life Hacks for a Little Alien, Alice Franklin

What Does It Feel Like?, Sophie Kinsella

Migrations, Charlotte McConaghy

Puzzle Master, Danielle Trussoni

Puzzle Box, Danielle Trussoni

Daughter of Ruins, Yvette Manessis Corporon

Museum of Failures, Thrity Umrigar

Juniper Bean Resorts to Murder, Gracie Ruth Mitchell

First Lie Wins, Ashley Elston

Bright Young Women, Jessica Knoll

Somewhere Beyond the Sea, TJ Klune

Cheesemaker's Daughter, Kristin Vukovic

Let Us Descend, Jesmyn Ward

Sing Unburied Sing, Jesmyn Ward

Witch of Colchis, Rosie Hewett

Our Hidden Conversations, Michelle Norris

Husbands, Holly Gramazio

James, Percival Everett

Frozen River, Ariel Lawhon

Daughter of Fair Verona, Christina Dodd