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<\/a><\/div>\nABSOLUTE FAVORITE 2023 RELEASES<\/span><\/p>\n The Frozen River by\u00a0<\/span>@ariel.lawhon<\/a>\u00a0:: Everything Ariel Lawhon writes is gold.<\/span><\/p>\n Lookout by Christine Byl :: I haven\u2019t seen a single other review for this one so I\u2019ll consider myself its \u201cone woman marketing team.\u201d Full of tender and truthful dialogue, Lookout is both light and full of love, as well as heavy and achingly sad.<\/span><\/p>\n North Woods by Daniel Mason :: As much an ode to nature as it is a series of character studies.<\/span><\/p>\n Wellness by Nathan Hill :: The Facebook sections should be mandatory reading for everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n Swipe Up for More!: Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers by\u00a0<\/span>@stephemcneal<\/a>\u00a0:: A true \u201cbehind the scenes\u201d look at influencers.<\/span><\/p>\n Homecoming by\u00a0<\/span>@katemortonauthor<\/a>\u00a0:: A book that made me think \u201cthis is why I love reading.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing by\u00a0<\/span>@emilylynnpaulson<\/a>\u00a0:: A deep dive, first-person perspective into MLMs.<\/span><\/p>\n Clytemnestra by\u00a0<\/span>@costanzacasati<\/a>\u00a0:: Feminist response to all that toxic Greek masculinity.<\/span><\/p>\n Tell Me One Thing by\u00a0<\/span>@kerri.schlottman<\/a>\u00a0: This short novel had me deeply contemplating permissions, privacies, and ownership of art.<\/span><\/p>\n The Farewell Tour by\u00a0<\/span>@cliffordwrites<\/a>\u00a0: One of the most hardscrabble, determined, and self-destructive protagonists I’ve ever encountered.<\/span><\/p>\n I Have Some Questions for You by\u00a0<\/span>@rebeccamakkai<\/a>\u00a0:: Juxtaposition of 1995 culture against the current\u00a0<\/span>#MeToo<\/a>movement, cancel culture, and bullying.<\/span><\/p>\n Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton :: I am so glad I circled back to read this after initially passing it over.<\/span><\/p>\n Yellowface by\u00a0<\/span>@kuangrf<\/a>\u00a0:: I\u2019ve thought it, Kuang said it. Magnificently meta, satirical novel about contemporary publishing.<\/span><\/p>\n Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture by\u00a0<\/span>@slouisepetersen<\/a>\u00a0:: Pros and cons of \u201cmomfluencers\u201d receiving validation and financial compensation for previously unseen labor.<\/span><\/p>\n Collected Works by\u00a0<\/span>@lydiasandgren<\/a>\u00a0::\u00a0<\/span>@lonestarwords<\/a>\u00a0and I can\u2019t believe this one didn\u2019t get A LOT more attention. Possible factors: it\u2019s almost 600 pages, a translated work, and it was released in January.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n