Category: Bookish Superlatives
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2025 Bookish Superlatives, Part 2
Yesterday I undertook the first half of my 2025 Bookish Superlatives. That post focused on questions of format, style, and readerly expectation. Today in Part 2, I’ll turn to genre and authors representing specific communities. Genres Best Romance You & Me, by Tal Bauer (2022) Coming in hot with an unexpected pick at the start,…
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2025 Bookish Superlatives, Part 1
I’m happy this morning to introduce my fourth annual Bookish Superlatives, highlighting books that excelled in different specific categories, but which may not have been among my very favourite reads of the year. Today’s post will focus on readerly expectation, media, and style. Tomorrow’s will turn to genres, audiences, and communities. Note: Because part of…
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Bookish Superlatives 2024, Part 2: Genres and Communities
Yesterday I undertook the first half of my 2024 Bookish Superlatives. That post focused on questions of format, style, and readerly expectation. Today in Part 2, I’ll turn to genre and authors representing specific communities. (For the previous two years: 2022, 2023) Genres Best Romance Not All Himbos Wear Capes (Villainous Things 1), by C.…
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Bookish Superlatives 2024, Part 1: Readerly Expectations and Style
So, I’m happy to introduce my third annual Bookish Superlatives, highlighting books that excelled in different specific categories, but which may not have reached my top reads of the year. Today’s superlatives will focus on readerly expectation, media, and style. Tomorrow’s will focus on genres, audiences, and communities. (For previous years: 2022, 2023) Because part…
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Bookish Superlatives 2023 Pt 2: Genres and Communities
Yesterday I undertook the first half of my 2023 Bookish Superlatives. That post focused on questions of format, style, and readerly expectation. Today in Part II, I’ll turn to genre and authors representing specific communities. Genres Best Romance I’m Your Guy (Hockey Guys #2), by Sarina Bowen (2023) I’m on the record as thinking the…
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Bookish Superlatives 2023, Part 1: Readerly Expectations and Style
2023 has been another banner year in my reading life. I’ve read so many great books that a top ten or top twenty list just can’t do justice to them all. So, I’m happy to introduce my second annual Bookish Superlatives, highlighting books that excelled in different specific categories. Today’s superlatives will focus on readerly…
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My Author of the Year: Robertson Davies (1913-1995)
When I do my end-of-year recaps, it’s important to me that they be representative of my reading year. That’s a big reason why I started doing ‘Bookish Superlatives’ in addition to a Best of the Year list last year. But as I was preparing these posts for this year, I noticed that one author wasn’t…
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Bookish Superlatives, 2022 – Part II: Genres and Communities
See yesterday’s post for Part I of my 2022 Bookish Superlatives, focusing on readerly expectations, media, and style. And now for Part II. Genres Best Romance Good Boy, Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy (2017) My favorite romance of 2022 came down between this one and Emily Henry’s Book Lovers — and let’s be honest, Henry…
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Bookish Superlatives, 2022 – Part I: Readerly Expectations and Style
2022 was another great year in my reading life and not even doubling my ‘best of’ posts to reflect my favorite reads of the first and second halves of the year seemed ‘enough’ to truly honour all the wonderful books I’ve read this year. So, I thought I’d take a page from high school yearbooks…
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