december: 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 and 57

so. far. behind. in. posting.  sorry, world.  here's what i read in december:

evicted, by matthew desmond (i listened to this book, which might be my favorite nonfiction book of the year.  it follows tenants and landlords in low income parts of milwaukee as a fascinating look into low income residents' lives and the real housing crisis that many face.  if you like audiobooks, the narrator of this one is fantastic.  highly highly recommend.  obama read it this year, too, so trust his recommendation if you don't trust mine. :) )

dear ijeawele, or a feminist manifesto in fifteen suggestions, by chimamanda ngozi adichie (i'm now buying this book for every new mom i know.  advice on how to raise your child to be a feminist in adichie's clear and thoughtful and compelling style.  love her.)

an abundance of katherines, by john green (i love john green and i enjoyed this, but there's a reason this isn't his most famous book.  i absolutely want you to read a john green book if you haven't already, but don't start with this one.)

the light in the ruins, by chris bohjalian (listened to this, which was fine but not great.  a light read where it wasn't hard to keep the characters straight in the audiobook (which is sometimes hard for me when i listen to fiction), but i hated the narrator's fake italian accent and that almost did me in.  read this one on a beach vacay.)

a piece of the world, by christina baker kline (loved this book - really love kline's historical fiction in general.  not a tough read, but for something relatively straight forward there was some real nuance there.  made me glad i didn't live in that time and place, given the strictures around dating and the opportunities for women - there was a lot of pain this book but it was beautifully written.)

what unites us, by dan rather & elliot kirschner (dan rather's facebook posts are one of my favorite things about trump's america, and i saw him speak in houston in december; the price of admission was buying a copy of his book. there's nothing revolutionary here, but this is a beautiful little book with some fold-down-the-corner-of-the-page bits.  a quick read - would be a great gift!)