2013 Best of Lists

In 2013, seven books made it on to my best of the year list.   Surprisingly, only two were fiction and even more surprisingly, five were non-fiction (out of just 18 - what a batting average!).

Best fiction of the year:

• The Orphan Master's Son, by Adam Johnson
• Fun & Games, by Duane Swierczynski

Best non-fiction of the year:

• Tiny Beautiful Things, by Cheryl Strayed
• My Beef with Meat, by Rip Esselstyn
• Salt Sugar Fat, by Michael Moss
• The Gift of Rest, by Joe Lieberman
• Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, by Sheryl Sandberg

As usual, I like to keep track of the numbers -- just because.    In 2013, of the 111 books I read, fiction significantly outweighed non-fiction at 93 to 18.   And, as usual, I'm ending the year with a huge stack of books on my desk and on my Kindle, looking forward to lots more reading in 2014.