January
Read More! Reading Challenge for January
The Read More! Reading Challenge suggestions for the month of January are here! Read a book about a family or a book that makes you laugh!
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We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange
Domestic fiction; Literary fiction
Returning to the east coast to recover from a drunk driving accident she caused, 29-year-old Sunday Brennan must protect her family from a man from her past who brings her family’s pub business to the brink of financial ruin.
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Historical fiction; Multiple perspectives; Parallel narratives
Four famous siblings throw an epic end-of-summer party that goes dangerously out of control as secrets and loves that shaped this family’s generations come to light, changing their lives forever.
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Historical fiction; Literary fiction
Twin sisters, inseparable as children, ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white.
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Literary fiction; Multiple perspectives; Page to screen
Fighting an ugly custody battle with an artistic tenant who has little regard for the strict rules of their progressive Cleveland suburb, a straitlaced family woman who is seeking to adopt a baby becomes obsessed with exposing the tenant’s past, only to trigger devastating consequences for both of their families.
Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola
Romantic comedies
A young Black British woman with a popular student radio show that dishes out relationship advice finds her show and her reputation on the line after she publicly makes out with a man she publicly denounced.
Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris
Essays; Humor writing; Life stories
The author of Calypso and regular contributor to The New Yorker is back with a whole new collection of satirical and humorous essays that chronicle his own life and ordinary moments that turn beautifully absurd.
Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh
Autobiographical comics; Autobiographies and memoirs; Comics and Graphic novels; Humor writing; Life stories; Webcomics
The creator of the award-winning Hyperbole and a Half presents a new collection of comedic, autobiographical, and deceptively illustrated essays on topics ranging from childhood and very bad pets to grief, loneliness, and powerlessness in modern life.
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
Caper novels; Farcical fiction
When struggling suspense novelist and single mom Finlay Donovan is mistaken for a contract killer, she inadvertently accepts the offer to dispose of a problem husband in order to make ends meet, discovering that crime in real life is a lot harder than fiction.