hellhound on his trail: the stalking of martin luther king jr. and the international hunt for his assassin, by hampton sides (i listened to this audiobook, and was fascinated by it - the year leading up to (and then the year after) king's assassination - you follow both king and james earl ray and watch their lives collide. this book is some excellent narrative nonfiction and it's a story that goes so far beyond what i had learn even as a college american history major. highly recommend!)
1984, by george orwell (i read this, maybe for the first time, with a class of juniors and seniors at the school where i work. i found it fascinating to read and discuss with teenagers and a great teacher to guide us - i got so much out of the discussions. i'm really glad i read it!)
jack, by marilynne robinson (this is the fourth book in the gilead series, one of my favorite books of all time. i think you need to read at least one of the previous books to appreciate jack (both the character and the book), and this made me want to go back and reread some of the previous books. she's an incredible writer, and to get more about the most illusive and confusing character in the gilead series was a real gift. parts of this were a bit hard to follow - the timeline in particular, maybe - but i'm really glad i read it and visited this world again.)
