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Every year, the booksellers at Powell’s submit their Top Fives: their five favorite books that were released in 2023. It’s a list that, when put together, shows just how varied and interesting the book tastes of Powell’s booksellers are. I highly recommend digging into the recommendations — we would never lead you astray — but today...
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Eileen
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Ottessa Moshfegh
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, August 26, 2015
A dazzling debut. This was a real page turner that kept me up at night to find out how it was going to end. Very suspenseful. Highly recommended!
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In a Dark Dark Wood
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Ruth Ware
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, August 26, 2015
Amazing debut! A very suspenseful thriller that kept me reading late into the night despite being scared! Highly recommended!
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Remember Me Like This A Novel
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Bret Anthony Johnston
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, June 12, 2014
Five stars. This book was beautifully written with characters that have real depth and emotion. I could not put this book down. Highly recommended.
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Weight of Blood
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Laura McHugh
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, March 19, 2014
An amazing debut novel. This was a real page turner that kept me so involved I almost missed my stop on the subway. I can't wait to see what Laura McHugh writes next.
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How the Light Gets in: Chief Inspector Gamache 9
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Louise Penny
jscholni
, August 21, 2013
Another wonderful mystery in the Gamache/Three Pines series. Louise Penny keeps getting better and better. Reading this book was like getting together with old friends. I slowed down when reading it because I didn't want it to end and have to wait another year to see the characters again.
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Truth in Advertising
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John Kenney
jscholni
, January 28, 2013
Truth in Advertising is laugh out loud funny and touching at the same time. A great debut novel!
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Land More Kind Than Home
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Wiley Cash
jscholni
, January 01, 2013
My favorite book of 2012. Highly recommended.
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Beautiful Ruins
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Jess Walter
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, June 10, 2012
Beautiful in every way. Beautifully written, beautiful characters and just a really beautiful story. I didn't want it to end. Highly recommended-one of my favorite books of the year so far and by far.
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Age of Miracles
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Karen Thompson Walker
jscholni
, June 10, 2012
I absolutely loved this book and could not put it down. What an original story and compelling narrator. An amazing debut and I look forward to reading more from this author. Highly recommended!!
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Afterwards
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Rosamund Lupton
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, May 01, 2012
A real page-turner! Even better than her first book, Sister. Very suspenseful and highly recommended
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Land More Kind Than Home
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Wiley Cash
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, April 25, 2012
I loved this book! I read it in 2 days but did not want it to end. What an amazing first novel with beautiful prose. Look forward to reading more from Wiley Cash.
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Lightning Rods
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Helen Dewitt
jscholni
, March 30, 2012
I read this book because it was doing so well in the Tournament of Books and beating out some of my favorites. I was not disappointed. A very funny satire on the modern office.
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Sisters
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Nancy Jensen
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, January 07, 2012
What a terrific debut. A great read about multi-generations of women in one family throughout the 20th century. A great book for book groups.
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Art of Fielding
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Chad Harbach
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, January 01, 2012
Best Book of 2011.
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Art of Fielding
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Chad Harbach
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, September 23, 2011
An amazing debut novel. I am not even a baseball or sports fan and yet really enjoyed every chapter. Reminded me of early John Irving novels. Highly recommended.
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Leftovers
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Tom Perrotta
jscholni
, August 27, 2011
I eagerly awaited the next Tom Perrotta novel and was not disappointed. A unique premise that goes beyond Perrotta's usual suburban fiction. The characters stayed with me long after I finished reading. Highly recommended!
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Borrower
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Rebecca Makkai
jscholni
, June 18, 2011
After reading Rebecca Makkai's short stories in Best American Short Stories 2010 and 2009 I could not wait to read this debut novel. Fun and quirky, it did not disappoint.
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Dreams of Joy
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Lisa See
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, May 25, 2011
The sequel to Shanghai Girls. Very interesting story of a part of Chinese history that I did not know much about- The Great Leap Forward and communism in China. A must read for Lisa See fans. Highly recommended.
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Heads You Lose
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Lisa Lutz, David Hayward
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, April 16, 2011
A very unique and funny black comedy/mystery with the authors alternating chapters. I loved the author footnote comments on each other's chapters as well as author's notes to each other at the end of each chapter. Highly recommended for fans of Lisa Lutz.
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Red Herring Without Mustard Flavia de Luce
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Alan Bradley
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, March 20, 2011
Another entertaining page-turner with the precocious Flavia De Luce. Plenty of red herrings until the end.
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Novel Bookstore
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Laurence Cosse, Alison Anderson
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, January 27, 2011
A must read for anyone who loves books, bookstores, mystery and France. I could not put this book down and was glad to have a snow day in NYC to finish it. Highly recommended- pass the word to all readers!
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Started Early Took My Dog
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Kate Atkinson
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, January 14, 2011
Another great page turner by Kate Atkinson with character Jackson Brodie. An intricately weaved plot with several threads from past and present that connect gradually. Great!
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Id Know You Anywhere
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Laura Lippman
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, August 17, 2010
A real page turner. I could not put this one down. Lippman gets better and better with each book.
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One Day
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David Nicholls
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, June 24, 2010
I love this book- an original concept -following this couple the same day through many years. Funny and touching. A great summer read!
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Double Comfort Safari Club
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Alexander McCall Smith, Alexander McCall Smith
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, April 21, 2010
Another funny and touching installment in the wonderful No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series!
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Spellmans Strike Again
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Lisa Lutz
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, April 08, 2010
Lisa Lutz gets better with each book in the series - very funny!
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Weed That Strings The Hangmans Bag
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Alan Bradley
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, March 24, 2010
Great second novel in the series. Even better and more entertaining than the first!
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest
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Stieg Larsson and Reg Keeland
jscholni
, February 02, 2010
A very satisfying conclusion to an amazing trilogy!
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