Personal tragedy speaking to societal tragedy - An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Don’t let “Foreward by Mayim Bialik” scare you off - Girl Logic: The Genius and the Absurdity by Iliza Shlesinger
Every one of these people needs to write a memoir, stat - American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures by America Ferrera
…if It Wasn’t For You Meddling Kids… - Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
I go down into black water. It is dark and silent, but not — never, any more — deserted. - Gnomon by Nick Harkaway
Making a way out of no way - The World According to Fannie Davis: My mother's life in the Detroit Numbers by Bridgett M. Davis
Happy Birthday, Toni Morrison! - Tar Baby by Toni Morrison
Two can keep a secret when one is dead - Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus
Disney said it best: “What makes a Monster and what makes a Man?” (or in this case hero and villain) - Guys Read: Heroes and Villains by Jon Scieszka
I can share the seethe of millions, but it won’t do. Rage has limited uses and serious flaws. - The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison
You Want Something Fun, Fast, and Adorable? You Like Bros, Baking, and Hockey? Well Here You Go! - Check, Please! Book 1: Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu
“I waited for you winterlong” - The Bear and The Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Once Upon a Time… - Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
100% Excellent - 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne
Journey of a girl becoming a refugee - The Day War Came by Nicola Davies
The dog on the cover is a bit of bait and switch, but the romance is warm cookies from the oven goodness. - Heartbreaker by Inara Scott
“Now raise your goblet of rock. It’s a toast to those who rock!” - Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Bigelow
When in doubt, be polite - Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede; Searching for Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede; Calling on Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede; Talking to Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede; Book of Enchantments by Patricia C. Wrede
Ms. Desmond, you’re the wrong color to be sitting there - Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged! by Jody Nyasha Warner
Is it too soon to call my favorite book of 2019? - Heads in Beds by Jacob Tomsky
Murderbot brings me so much joy - Artificial Condition by Martha Wells ; Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
Lyndsay Faye’s best… so far - The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye
“And the material doesn’t stain,” the salesgirl says. - The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark
The Rosie Project – Charming new take on a classic “will they won’t they” - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
You expect me to jump up on board with you and ride off into your delusional sunset - Damsel by Elana K. Arnold
Eat slugs, Malfoy. - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling
So my new favorite author is. . . Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? - Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse; Mycroft and Sherlock by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse
Just as outstanding as the first book, now I need to seek out The Lady Astronaut short stories - The Fated Sky: A Lady Astronaut Novel by Mary Robinette Kowal
History, politics and soap opera are a great combination - The House of the Spirits: A Novel by Isabel Allende
“My mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” - Irena's Children: A True Story of Courage by Mary Cronk Farrell
Snake Oil in Silicon Valley - Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in Silicon Valley by John Carreyrou
Five stars with some qualifications for this White Whale book. - It by Stephen King
A Light Fun Read - Good Riddance by Elinor Lipman
“You don’t kick a dressage horse after a failed pas de deux.” – Ingrid de Forest - Grand Theft Horse by G. Neri
The truth has become an insult. - Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Adichie
A Journey Through Adolescence and Apartheid - Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
Life of a Poet: June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000 - A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks by Alice Faye Duncan
A Beautiful Call to Respect Animals/the Environment - Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan
I don’t want to fight anyone. I have no enemies. I want to go home. - The Notebook by Agota Kristoff; The Proof by Agota Kristoff; The Third Lie by Agota Kristoff
“Richard knows he’s one of very few people in this world who are in a position to take their pick of realities.” - Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck (translated by Susan Bernofsky)
Things that go ‘bump’ in the dark - The Anomaly by Michael Rutger
There’s no breadcrumb trail to lead you back - Idiotizadas: Un cuento de empoderhadas by Raquel Córcoles (Moderna de Pueblo)
A Captivating Memoir About Teaching Music in Afghanistan - Danger Music by Eddie Ayres
Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose… - Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life by by Ulli Lust, translated by Kim Thompson
Why haven’t I read all of Brandon Sanderson’s books? - Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
A story both ordinary and extraordinary - Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira Lee
And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. - Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Get lured in by the world-building, stay for the intersectional dissection of oppression - An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
Missing the Obamas - Becoming by Michelle Obama
The Saddest Bug in the World - The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka