These are the best books of 2019
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There’s nothing better than getting lost in a good book.
I’d like to say most of my reading is done while curled up on the couch with a blanket and a mug of tea, but in reality, it’s on my commute to and from work, helping me stay awake while the busy train sways back and forth.
As we head into the holidays, I’m excited to have a chance relax and dig into the books patiently waiting for me on my shelf.
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If you’re looking for a book to devour this winter, or gift a page-turner to a friend or loved-one, you’re in luck. Amazon has revealed their picks for the best books of 2019, as voted by their editorial team.
We’ve gathered their top 10 picks to help you build your holiday reading wish list!
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
Atwood’s sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale” takes place 15 years after the events of the first novel. The book follows three women whose lives become intertwined as the Republic of Gilead’s power begins to crumble.
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The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Pulitzer Prize winner Whitehead’s follow-up to “The Underground Railroad” is based on a true story of a Florida reform school. At the centre of the story are two boys living in the Jim Crow era during the 1960s who endure abuse when sentenced to the a juvenile reformatory, the Nickel Academy.
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Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover and Me by Adrienne Brodeur
When she was 14-years-old, Brodeur’s mother enlisted her in helping arrange her elicit affair with a close family friend. In her memoir, Brodeur reveals how the events of her childhood had lasting consequences for everyone involve.
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Quichotte by Salman Rushdie
Rushdie’s latest novel follows Quichotte, an aging travelling salesman who’s love of soap operas and television distorts his ability to tell fantasy from reality, as he sets out on a cross-country journey to declare his love to his favourite celebrity.
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The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
“The Night Circus” author’s latest novel takes place in a magical underground world as he searches for answers after discovering a mysterious book in a library.
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Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber by Mike Isaac
Isaac, a technology correspondent for the New York Times, explores the rise of Uber from Silicon Valley startup to a company backed by billions and fuelled by ambition and bad behaviour.
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City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
The “Eat Pray Love” author weaves a love story set against the backdrop of New York City in the 1940s, told from the perspective of a woman as she looks back on her youth and her time spent working in the theatre.
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They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott and Harmony Becker
In a graphic memoir, American-born actor George Takei shares his firsthand account of being imprisoned in an American concentration camp during World War II. Takei and his family were among those forced from their homes after an order from President Franklin D. Roosevelt required all persons of Japanese descent living on the west coast be sent to “relocation centres” where they were held captive for years.
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The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
A woman with a seemingly perfect life suddenly kills her husband. After her violent crime, she refuses to speak to authorities and explain the reasons behind her actions, prompting a criminal psychotherapist to become obsessed with discovering her motive.
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottleib
Los Angeles-based therapist Lori Gottleib invites readers into her work with her patients. Through the lives of a Hollywood producer, a promiscuous twenty-something, a suicidal senior citizen and a newlywed with a terminal illness, Gottleib shares her insight on life and what it means to be human.
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