Lindsay L. O'Connor

It’s time for my favorite post of the year!! These are my favorite reads from 2023. I know it’s a long list, but I couldn’t seem to cut it down. Search #loconnor_faves on Instagram for reviews of these and for favorites from previous years. This was another year of amazing books! I focused on reading more fiction this year but was still mostly drawn to nonfiction when I assessed favorite books for the year. What are some of the best books you read this year?

Honorable mention to Heartstopper vol. 1, which I just finished (adored the Netflix series!!).

Best Reads of 2023: Nonfiction, in no particular order

1. Strong Like Water by Aundi Kolber
2. No Bad Parts by Richard C. Schwartz
3. Fat Talk by Virginia Sole-Smith
4. Everybody Come Alive by Marcie Alvis Walker
5. How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith
6. In the Margins by Shannon T. L. Kearns
7. See No Stranger by Valarie Kaur
8. Feminist Prayers for My Daughter by Shannon K. Evans
9. Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
10. Trauma in the Pews by Janyne McConnaughey
11. When Thoughts and Prayers Aren’t Enough by Taylor Schumann

Best Reads of 2023: Fiction & Poetry, in no particular order

1. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
2. The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
3. Touch the Earth by Drew Jackson
4. True Biz by Sara Nović