Persephone Magazine Anticipated Reads for 2015 (28 books)

A list of books that contributors and readers of Persephone Magazine are looking forward to in the new year

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1	Funny Girl by Nick Hornby 3.41 avg rating — 32,007 ratings score: 498, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Almost Famous Women: Stories by Megan Mayhew Bergman (Goodreads Author) 3.46 avg rating — 3,248 ratings score: 397, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	God Help the Child by Toni Morrison 3.78 avg rating — 31,903 ratings score: 394, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 7,019 ratings score: 388, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 62,903 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The First Bad Man by Miranda July (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 35,152 ratings score: 289, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 26,785 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Last Good Paradise by Tatjana Soli (Goodreads Author) 2.97 avg rating — 554 ratings score: 280, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Four Nights With the Duke (Desperate Duchesses by the Numbers #2; Desperate Duchesses #8) by Eloisa James (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 9,583 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Binary Star by Sarah Gerard 3.25 avg rating — 2,212 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Small Backs of Children by Lidia Yuknavitch (Goodreads Author) 3.46 avg rating — 3,514 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum (Goodreads Author) 3.24 avg rating — 15,775 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Get in Trouble by Kelly Link 3.67 avg rating — 12,828 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Delicious Foods by James Hannaham (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 6,312 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Children's Crusade by Ann Packer (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 7,774 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	After Birth by Elisa Albert 3.48 avg rating — 3,894 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy (Smythe-Smith Quartet, #4) by Julia Quinn (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 30,477 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Ghost Network by Catie Disabato (Goodreads Author) 3.11 avg rating — 1,701 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Trade Me (Cyclone, #1) by Courtney Milan (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 5,677 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids by Meghan Daum (Editor) 3.75 avg rating — 7,353 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Forever Your Earl (The Wicked Quills of London, #1) by Eva Leigh (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 2,784 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Mislaid by Nell Zink 3.29 avg rating — 6,755 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Legend of Lyon Redmond (Pennyroyal Green, #11) by Julie Anne Long (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 3,816 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Edge Becomes the Center: An Oral History of Gentrification in the 21st Century by D.W. Gibson 4.01 avg rating — 190 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	It Started With a Scandal (Pennyroyal Green, #10) by Julie Anne Long (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 4,362 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Find Me by Laura van den Berg (Goodreads Author) 2.88 avg rating — 4,906 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Ignite (Defy, #2) by Sara B. Larson (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 12,748 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Manners & Mutiny (Finishing School, #4) by Gail Carriger (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 17,073 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars