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Touch by Alexi Zentner. Storytelling is a beautiful art. This is a novel that combines storytelling with magical realism and the deep woods of Canada. I thought it was atmospheric and magical and can still picture parts of this novel vividly in my head.
~Kristin M.
Neptune’s Brood: A Space Opera by Charles Stross. I’ve read a bunch of Stross’s books this year, but this was definitely the best. What would space exploration and commerce be like without faster than light travel? Stross weaves a really interesting detective novel around just such questions. It’s probably the best book you’ll ever read about a forensic accountant. Yes, I’m serious.
Storm Front by Jim Butcher. This is the first novel in the Dresden Files series and it is a real treat. Harboiled detective fiction…with magic, and it really works. One reviewer described it as Buffy the Vampire Slayer with Phillip Marlowe playing the lead, which gets it about right.
~John F.

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King. This book was charming. Can I even say that about Stephen King? All I know is that this book comes at the end of a long illustrious career. In this novel, he writes about past demons, both real and imagined. His characters strive to defeat them all. So it was kind of a feel good book. A feel good horror story. Debbie Macomber meets Jeff Lindsay--you get the idea.
~Amanda D.

2013 was also my year of Laura Ingalls, so diving in fully with Donald Zochert’s Laura: The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder was a highlight. Having internalized her Little House series from the countless number of times I read it growing up, I really enjoyed looking at it from an adult point of view and having the opportunity to parse out exactly which parts of her books are true to life and which parts were changed for narrative clarity.
~Meredith T.

Wonder by R.J. Palacio. In my quest to read more children's books this year, I uncovered this gem. It truly surprised me, made me think, and made me feel (oh, the feels!). Auggie is a different-looking child, but just a normal kid; he likes Star Wars, hanging out with his friends, and ice cream. At age ten, he is starting school for the first time, and deals with the outside world on a daily basis. This brings insecurity, bullying, and true friends. It just stuck with me.
~Cailey W.

Under a Graveyard Sky by John Ringo. A survivalist family takes to the oceans to try to survive the zombie apocalypse. This is a fast paced adventure novel pitting a family and a few marines against the end of the world. If you can suspend your disbelief for a moment, this book is a rip-roaring good time.
~Mary P.
And what about you? What was your best book(s) of 2013?
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