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But what does that mean, exactly?
So instead of decreeing a best list based on one person’s opinion, we atGlamourdecided to work together.
We asked our staff to each send in their personal favorite book of the year of any genre.
Yellowfaceby R.F.
It asks really hard questions around appropriation, like: Who has the right to tell certain stories?
Aidan Thomas is a blue-collar jack-of-all-trades who is well known and liked in the small town where he lives.
It’s a good old-fashioned 90s rom-com in 2023 paperback form.
Plus, she’s thrown in a few love triangles for good measure.
I know it sounds trite, but I truly could not put this book down.
I just loved it so much and wanted everyone else to experience it.
Such is the case with Jane the protagonist of Jessie Gaynor’s deliciously satiricalThe Glow.
It’s such an exotic concept, one that I’d never heard of.
If that’s you, you should read about the Redstone family.
Truth, after all, is much stranger than fiction.S.M.
It also makes me feel quite old, but that’s for my Livejournal and me to explore.M.G.
Williams imagines this world in the not-so-distant future where humans have developed technology to clone people who have died.
The new Louise remembers everything about her old life, except for the days leading up to her death.
It’s a delightful and thought-provoking exploration of the true-crime industrial complex that’s not to be missed.S.M.
Carolines prose is witty, messy, and instantly addictive.S.B.
So when I saw that a new one came out this year, I ran to read it.
As usual, I cried, I laughed, and I read it in one sitting.
I loved that this second-chance romance also centers around the importance of adult friendships.J.C.
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Who hasnt been there?
The real story, however, isnt necessarily about Sal.
Its about the stories and storytellers she seeks out after the fact.
But Max Marshall’s epic book about fraternity bros turned drug kingpins is just that good.
