I’ll bet you do it too! I’ve found myself postponing the most crowded or hotly contestable categories for last, and literary fiction has been strong this year. It’s a really tough call, but in the end, I went with consistency and charm to break what is almost a five way tie.

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HONORABLE MENTIONS:

https://seattlebookmamablog.org/2015/10/30/my-name-is-lucy-barton-by-elizabeth-strout/

https://seattlebookmamablog.org/?s=Britt-Marie+Was+Here&submit=Search

https://seattlebookmamablog.org/2016/12/02/small-admissions-by-amy-poeppel/