Tag: Best of 2015

• Popular Books Read and Unread in 2015

  I like to track my reading in multiple ways, for which I use the various OCD tracking tools on LibraryThing. One way is to track what I read during the year as compared to what others were reading during the same period (here’s the list). It interests me to see what trends emerge. Here are […]

  Shannon Turlington

  January 5, 2016

  Reading

  Ancillary Sword, Ann Leckie, Annihilation, Best of 2015, Book of Strange New Things, Dept. of Speculation, Emily St. John Mandel, Jeff VanderMeer, Jenny Offill, Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo, Men Explain Things to Me, Michel Faber, Popular books, Reading, Rebecca Solnit, Station Eleven

• Top Five Reads of the Year

  Here are my five favorite reads of the year, a nice mix of old classics and new discoveries. Please post your favorite reads of the year in the comments. (These are books read during the past year and enjoyed, but not necessarily published in 2015.) Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (my essay on a kinder, gentler […]

  Shannon Turlington

  December 30, 2015

  Reading

  A Tale for the Time Being, Age of Innocence, Annihilation, Best of 2015, Edith Wharton, Emily St. John Mandel, Jeff VanderMeer, Ruth Ozeki, Station Eleven, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Top 5, Zora Neale Hurston

• Here they come, the best books of 2015…

  I like NPR’s Book Concierge better than any other end-of-year roundups I’ve seen. It’s an elegant design that lets you hone in on just the types of books you’re most interested in. I already added several promising reads to my gigantic “to read” list. The Wall Street Journal just picks the best of the best-of lists here. And New York […]

  Shannon Turlington

  December 10, 2015

  Notebook

  Best of 2015, Book Concierge, NPR, Reader’s Corner, Wall Street Journal