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11. The Tea Dragon Society written & illustrated by Katie O’Neill 63 pages 1/19/19 pub 2017 3 stars12. Lumberjanes Vol.2, Friendship to the Max by Noelle Stevenson & Grace Ellis 1/20/19 pub 2015 5 stars
13. Fox 8: A Story by George Saunders, illustrations by Chelsea Cardinal 51 pages 1/20/19 pub 2018 4 stars
14. When I Grow Up I Want to be a List of Further Possibilities by Chen Chen 96 pages 1/22/19 pub 2017 4 stars
15. Guantanamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi 380 pages 1/25/19 pub 2015 4 stars
16. Lumberjanes vol. 3 A Terrible Plan by Noelle Stevenson & Shannon Watters 111 pages 1/25/19 pub 2016 4 stars
17. The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace 200 pages 1/26/19 pub 2017 2 stars
18. The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan & Peter Sis 372 pages 1/27/19 pub 2010 3 stars
19. Dread Nation by Justina Ireland 455 pages 1/28/19 pub 2018 5 stars
20. Buster Keaton: The Persistence of Comedy by Imogen Sara Smith 273 pages 1/31/19 pub 2008 5 stars
21. Passing Strange by Ellen Klages 131 pages ~2/2/19 pub 2017 4 stars22. Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi 229 pages 2/5/19 pub 2018 2 stars
23. An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole 252 pages 2/7/19 pub 2017 3 stars
24. The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord ~100/ 320 pages ~2/14/19 pub 2015 1 star
25. Balm by Dolen Perkins- Velez 272 pages 2/16/19 pub 2015 4 stars
26. The Beautiful Possible by Amy Gottlieb 321 pages 2/21/19 pub 2016 4 stars
27. It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis 382 pages 2/28/2019 pub 1937 3 stars
28. Galveston by Sean Stewart 3/4/19 4 stars
29. Golden State by Ben H. Winters 319 pages 3/6/19 pub 2019 5 stars
30. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston 207 pages 3/13/19 pub 1937, 1990 4 stars
31. The Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis 456 pages 3/16/19 pub 2016 5 stars32. The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord 320 pages 3/20/19 pub 2015 2 stars
33. Jane Steele by Lyndsey Faye 436 pages 3/22/19 pub 2016 4 stars
34. Me, Who Dove Into the Heart of the World by Sabina Berman translated by Lisa Dillman 242 pages 3/27/19 pub 2012 2 stars
35. Parabellum: When You Live in Peace, Prepare for War by Jack Nanuq 343 pages 3/28/19 pub 2019 5 stars
36. You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson 285 pages 4/1/19 pub 2016 3 stars
37. Washington Black by Esi Edugyan 334 pages 4/3/19 pub 2018 3 stars
38. River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey 173 pages 4/4/19 pub 2017 5 stars
39. Taste of Marrow by Sarah Gailey 192 pages 4/4/19 pub 2017 5 stars
40. Worth Her Weight in Gold by Sarah Gailey 18 pages 4/4/19 pub 2018 4 stars
41. Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno- Garcia 323 pages 4/6/19 pub 2016 5 stars42. Wherever She Goes by Kelley Armstrong 292 pages 4/8/19 pub June 2019 4 stars
43. The Umbrella Academy: Volume 1 Apocalypse Suite by Gerard Way, art by Gabriel Ba pages 4/8/19 pub 2008 2 stars
44. The Umbrella Academy: Volume 2 Dallas by Gerard Way, art by Gabriel Ba 181 pages 4/8/19 pub 2008 2 stars
45. The Unorthodox Murder of Rabbi Wahl by Joseph Telushkin 205 pages 4/9/19 pub 2004 3 stars
46. Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse 305 pages 4/11/19 pub 2018 5 stars
47. On the Come Up by Angie Thomas 447 pages 4/12/19 pub 2019 5 stars
48. The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera 152 pages 4/13/19 pub 1987 2 stars
49. Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, trans by Ginny Tapley Takemori 163 pages 4/14/19 pub 2018 3 stars
50. Rosewater by Tade Thompson 298 pages 4/17/19 pub 2018 4 stars
51. “Paperjack” by Charles de Lint 35 pages ~4/18/19 pub 2015 4 stars52. How Long ‘Til Black Future Month? by N. K. Jemisin 400 pages 4/22/19 pub 2018 5 stars
53. Storm of Locusts; The Sixth World: Book 2 by Rebecca Roanhorse 314 pages 4/24/19 pub 2019 5 stars
54. My Brother’s Husband volume 1 by Gengoroh Tagame, trans by Anne Ishii 352 pages 4/24/19 pub 2017 4 stars
55. The Life- Changing Manga of Tidying Up: A Magical Story by Marie Kondo, ill by Yoko Uramoto, trans by Cathy Hirono 187 pages 4/25/19 3 stars
56. Planetfall by Emma Newman 320 pages 4/30/19 pub 2015 4 stars 4 stars
57. Planetfall by Emma Newman 320 pages 4/30/19 pub 2015 3 stars
58. The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson 308 pages 5/2/19 pub 2018 5 stars
59. The Black God’s Drums by P. Djeli Clark 112 pages ~5/3/19 pub 2018 4 stars
60. Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram 314 pages 5/5/19 pub 2018 5 stars
61. The Next Great Paulie Fink by Ali Benjamin 100/ 360 pages 5/6/19 1 star62. The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde 297 pages 5/7/19 pub 2018 3 stars
63. Fat Angie by e.E. Charlton- Trujillo 263 pages 5/9/19 pub 2013 4 stars
64. Fat Angie: Rebel Girl Revolution by e.E. Charlton- Trujillo 346 pages 5/10/19 pub 2019 4 stars
65. The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee 513 pages 5/11/19 pub 2017 2 stars
66. Doctor Who: Molten Heart by Una McCormack 193 pages 5/14/19 pub 2018 4 stars
67. Why Don’t You Write My Eulogy Now So I Can Correct it? A Mother’s Suggestions by Patricia Marx & Roz Chast 81 pages 5/14/19 pub 2019 4 stars
68. Storm Crossed by Patricia Briggs 358 pages 5/15/19 pub 2019 4 stars
69. Daredevil: The Man Without Fear by Ed Brubaker, artist Michel Lark 5/15/19 pub 2016 4 stars
70. Internment by Samira Ahmed 387 pages 5/16/19 pub 2019 4 stars
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71. Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson 118 pages 5/16/19 pub 2003 4 stars72. The Power by Naomi Alderman 386 pages 5/19/19 pub 2016 5 stars
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73. Circe by Madeline Miller 393 pages 5/24/19 pub 2018 4 stars74. Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis 391 pages 5/29/19 pub 2014 4 stars
75. Black Panther: Long Live the King by Nnedi Okorafor, artist Andre Lima Araujo 136 pages 5/23/19 pub 2018 4 stars
76. Shuri: The Search for Black Panther by Nnedi Okorafor, artist Leonardo Romero 112 pages 5/29/19 pub 2019 4 stars
77. Wakanda Forever by Nnedi Okorafor, artist Alberto Alburquerque 5/29/19 pub 2018 136 pages 4 stars
78. No Fixed Address by Susin Nielsen 280 pages 5/30/19 pub 2018 5 stars
79. Black AF: America’s Sweetheart by Kwanza Osajyefo, artist Jennifer Johnston 5/30/19 pub 2017 4 stars
80. Tru & Nelle: A Christmas Tale by G. Neri ~100/ 291 pages 5/31/19 pub 2017 4 stars
81. Nate Expectations by Tim Federle 249 pages 6/2/19 pub 2018 5 stars
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82. Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor 477 pages 6/12/19 pub 2017 5 stars83. The Guest Book by Sarah Blake 486 pages 6/18/19 pub 2019 3 stars
84. Parkland: Birth of a Movement by Dave Cullen 385 pages 6/20/19 pub 2/14/19 5 stars
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85. Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel: The Marx Brothers’ Lost Radio Show edited by Michael Barson 330 pages 6/25/19 pub 1988 4 stars86. Becoming by Michelle Obama 426 pages 6/27/19 pub 2018 5 stars
87. Dear Rachel Maddow by Adrienne Kisner 265 pages 6/28/19 pub 2018 4 stars
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88. The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz 449 pages 6/30/19 pub 2017 5 stars89. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King 288 pages 7/3/19 pub 2000 4 stars
90. Ms. Marvel: Time and Again by G. Willow Wilson 216 pages 7/3/19 pub 2019 4.5 stars
91. Shortest Way Home: One Mayor’s Challenge and a Model for America’s Future by Pete Buttigieg 352 pages 7/4/19 pub 2019 5 stars
92. Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka pages 320 pages 7/4/19 pub 2018 4 stars
93. A Well- Read Woman: The Life, Loves and Legacy of Ruth Rappaport by Kate Stewart 420 pages 7/7/19 pub 2019 4 stars
94. Other Desert Cities: A Play in Two Acts by Jon Robin Baitz 65 pages 7/8/19 pub 2011 2 stars
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95. “Third and Oak” by Marsha Norman 46 pages 7/11/19 pub 1980, first produced in 1978 3 stars96. “The Zombies of Montrose” by James Morrow 15 pages 7/11/19 pub 2004 4 stars
97. Ms. Marvel vol. 6, Civil War II by G. Willow Wilson pages 7/11/19 pub 2016 4 stars
98. On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong 244 pages 7/13/19 pub 2019 2- 3 stars
99. Ms. Marvel vol.9, Teenage Wasteland by G. Willow Wilson pages 7/13/19 pub 2018 4 stars
100. Black by Kwanza Osajyefo pages 7/14/19 pub 2017 4 stars
101. The Truths We Hold: An American Journey by Kamala Harris 318 pages ~7/16/19 pub 2019 3 stars, but just for her writing, not as a candidate.
102. Off the Sidelines: Speak Up, Be Fearless, and Change Your World by Kirsten Gillibrand 197 pages ~7/19/19 pub 2015 3 stars
103. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Predators and Prey by Joss Whedon, Jane Espenson pages ~7/19/19 pub 2009
104. “Horsepower and Medicine” by Charles de Lint pages ~7/20/19 pub 2019 4 stars
105. Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno- Garcia pages 7/24/19 pub 2019 5 stars
106. They Could Have Named Her Anything by Stephanie Jimenez 7/30/19 pub 2019 2 stars
107. The War on Normal People: The Truth about America’s Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income is our Future by Andrew Yang 284 pages 8/1/19 pub 2018 5 stars
108. With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo 392 pages 8/2/19 pub 2019 5 stars
109. This Fight is Our Fight: The Battle to Save America’s Middle Class by Elizabeth Warren 337 pages 8/3/19 pub 2017 3 stars
110. The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee by Marja Mills 81/ 288 pages 8/5/19 pub 2014 2 stars
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111. Chapter 2 by Neil Simon 8/15/19 4 stars112. All in the Timing by David Ives 336 pages 8/15/19 pub 1994 5 stars
113. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon 979 pages 8/15/19 pub 2001 4 stars
114. The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson 402 pages 8/17/19 pub 2019 5 stars
115. Redshirts by John Scalzi 317 pages 8/19/19 pub 2012 4 stars
116. A Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Phillipe 372 pages ~8/21/19 pub 2019 3 stars
117. Mapping the Bones by Jane Yolen 417 pages ~8/25/19 pub 2018 5 stars
118. Times Flies & Other Short Plays by David Ives 222 pages 8/26/19 pub 2001 5 stars
119. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black 370 pages ~8/29/19 pub 2018 4 stars
120. The Wicked King by Holly Black 326 pages 9/1/19 pub 2019 4 stars
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121. #NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line by David Hogg & Lauren Hogg 4 stars122. Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson 5 stars
123. The Women of Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell 5 stars
124. Seeking Refuge by Irene N. Watts 3 stars
125. Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes 293 pages 9/9/19 pub 2019 3 stars
126. The Parade by Dave Eggers 179 pages 9/11/19 pub 2019 2 stars
127. Runaways: Find Your Way Home vol. 1 by Rainbow Rowell pages 9/11/19 pub 2018 3 stars
128. Runaways: Best Friends Forever vol. 2 by Rainbow Rowell pages 9/11/19 pub 2018 3 stars
129. Runaways: That was Yesterday vol. 3 by Rainbow Rowell pages 9/12/19 3 stars
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129. Runaways: That was Yesterday vol. 3 by Rainbow Rowell pages 9/12/19 3 stars130. Aftercare Instructions by Bonnie Pipkin 356 pages 9/14/19 pub 2017 3 stars
131. A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki 422 pages 9/22/19 pub 2013 5 stars
132. Babylon Berlin by Volker Kutscher, translation by Niall Selllar 518 pages 10/2/19 pub 2007, translation pub in 2016 3 stars
133. Stargazing by Jen Wang 218 pages 10/2/19 pub 2019 3 stars
134. Pumpkin Heads by Rainbow Rowell & Faith Erin Hicks 220 pages 10/2/19 pub 2019 4 stars
135. The Reason You’re Alive by Matthew Quick 226 pages ~10/6/19 pub 2017 2 stars
136. Alex & Eliza by Melissa De La Cruz 355 pages ~10/7/19 pub 2017 4 stars
137. Pushing Up the Sky: Seven Native American Plays for Children by Joseph Bruchac, illustrated by Teresa Flavin 94 pages 10/7/19 pub 2000 4 stars
138. The Walking Dead: Book Three A Continuing Story of Survival Horror by Robert Kirkman 304 pages ~10/7/19 pub 2000 4 stars
139. Skim words by Mariko Tamaki, drawings by Jillian Tamaki 143 pages ~10/8/19 pub 2009 2 stars
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140. Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell 356 pages 10/11/19 pub 2019 3 stars141. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 588 pages 10/20/19 pub 2013 5 stars
142. Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera 304 pages 10/24/19 pub 2019 5 stars
143. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood 419 pages 10/27/19 pub 2019 5 stars
144. The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman 372 pages 10/31/19 pub 2019 5 stars
145. Paper Son by S.J. Rozan 312 pages 11/3/19 pub 2019 3 stars
146. The Dutch House by Ann Patchett 166/ 337 pages ~11/7/19 pub 2019 2 stars
147. Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them by Francine Prose 47/ 273 pages ~11/9/19 pub 2006 2 stars
148. The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead 255 pages 11/19/19 pub 2000 4 stars
149. Ms. Marvel Vol1: Destined by Saladin Ahmed pages 11/19/19 pub 2019 4 stars
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150. The Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard 353 pages 11/21/19 pub 2018 3 stars151. Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung and illustrated by Chris Sasaki pages 11/21/19 pub 2019 5 stars
152. Frankly in Love by David Yoon 406 pages 11/23/19 pub 2019 5 stars
153. Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 73/ 448 pages 11/27/19 pub 2019 2 stars
154. “Venus in Fur” by David Ives 74 pages 11/29/19 pub 2011 5 stars
155. The Play that Changed My Life edited by Ben Hodges 177 pages 11/29/19 pub 2009 4 stars
156. Scrib by David Ives 188 pages 11/29/19 pub 2005 3 stars
157. The Mueller Report 278/ 347 pages without appendices 12/4/19 pub 2019 3 stars
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158. California by Edan Lepucki 389 pages 12/10/19 pub 2014 3 stars159. W.C. Fields by Himself: His Intended Autobiography form his Personal Letters, Notes, Scripts and Articles commentary by Ronald J. Fields 497 pages ~12/21/19 pub 1973, 2016 3 stars
160. Jackpot by Nic Stone 343 pages 12/23/19 pub 2019 4 stars
161. The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker 303 pages 12/25/19 published 2019 4 stars
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162. Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky 56/ 706 pages 12/26/19 pub 2019 2 stars163. The Walking Dead Compendium Three by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard pages 12/27/19 pub 2015 4 stars
164. The Walking Dead Compendium Four by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard pages 12/28/19 pub 2019 4 - 5 stars
165. In the Shadow of a Storm by Ella Zeiss 12/30/19 3 stars
166. Uncanny: Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction poetry ed. S. Qiouy Lu 12/31/19 4 stars
167. “Mother Tongues” by S. Qiouy Lu 12/31/19 4 stars
168. A God in Ruins by Leon Uris 175+/ 483 pages 12/31/19 pub 1999 3 stars
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3. The Bird is Gone by Stephen Graham Jones 101/ 179 pages 1/5/19 pub 2003 1 star
4. Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer 303 pages 1/6/19 pub 2018 4- 5 stars
5. John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead 389 pages 1/11/19 pub 2001 4 stars
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8. Zora & Me by Victoria Bond & T.R. Simon 170 pages 1/16/19 pub 2010 4 stars
9. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood 311 pages 1/17/19 pub 1987? 5 stars
10. Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters by Barack Obama, illustrated by Loran Long 1/18/19 pub 2010 5 stars