Best Books of 2023: Non-Fiction (Part One)
Here are the titles that our team of reviewers judged the “Best Non-Fiction Books” of 2023.
Month: November 2023
The Tara McGowan-Ross Interview Part the First
An exclusive interview with Tara McGowan-Ross, conducted by Kevin Andrew Heslop.
In Perpetuity by James Rowinski
In Perpetuity brings together the biographies of 110 soldiers from the Fredericton area who died from service during the First World War.
Making It So: A Memoir by Patrick Stewart
The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart.
Dog, a Poem by Robert Lastdrager
Robert Lastdrager is a writer and children’s author from Melbourne, Australia.
Wonder-Work: Selected Sonnets of Catharina Regina von Greiffenberg
An unusual poet from the Baroque period meets 21st century poet-translators in this exceptional book.
Sapphire and the Hollow Bone by Diana Hayes
. . . though some of the poems allude to personal losses, many of the phrases allow readers to make their own connections.
Champions of the Fox by Kevin Sands
In this conclusion to the thrilling Thieves of Shadow series, bestselling author Kevin Sands delivers a jaw-dropping heist that sees five young thieves masterminding a prison break from the empire’s most impenetrable island fortress.
Yara by Tamara Faith Berger
Set in the sex-tape-panicked early 2000s, Yara is a reverse cautionary tale about what the body can teach us.
Best Books of 2023: Poetry
Here are the titles that our team of reviewers judged the “Best Books of Poetry” of 2023.
Best Books of 2023: Young Readers
Nine titles that our team of reviewers judged the “Best Short Fiction” of 2023.
There is No Blue by Martha Baillie
Martha Baillie’s richly layered response to her mother’s passing, her father’s life, and her sister’s suicide is an exploration of how the body, the rooms we inhabit, and our languages offer the psyche a home, if only for a time.
Best Books of 2023: Short Fiction
Nine titles that our team of reviewers judged the “Best Short Fiction” of 2023.
Burn Man: Selected Stories by Mark Anthony Jarman
Drawing together the best of his short fiction published over the last four decades, Burn Man: Selected Stories showcases Mark Anthony Jarman’s sharply observed characters and acrobatic, voice-driven prose in stories that walk the tightrope between the commonplace and the mystical.
The Most Secret Memory of Men by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
A masterful coming-of-age novel and a gripping investigation into the life of a mysterious author who disappeared without a trace, by the first writer from sub-Saharan Africa to be awarded France’s prestigious Prix Goncourt.
