November Reads Ranked
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Justin Torres
8 min read
The article mentions 'We the Animals' as the book club pick, written by Justin Torres. His Wikipedia page covers his literary career, the autobiographical elements of his work, and the novel's adaptation into a critically acclaimed film - context that enriches understanding of the book discussion.
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Quiara Alegría Hudes
11 min read
The article discusses an interview with this Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright about 'The White Hot' and the differences between playwriting and novel writing. Her Wikipedia entry details her notable works including 'In the Heights' and her Pulitzer for 'Water by the Spoonful.'
November was one of my best reading months of the year somehow. Usually by this time of year I am over everything I read, so this was a pleasant surprise. Shout out to my Brick for helping me stay focused this month, because the desire to scroll can be truly overwhelming.
Below is the little in case you missed it section of November episodes of The Stacks. Then for my paid subs, I have all 11 books I read ranked from least to most favorite in a bite-sized 15 minute mini-pod.
The Stacks November Recap
, founder of PAGEBREAK, a reading retreat company, joined the show to talk about reading aloud and in community.
One of a my favorite memoirs this year was The Hollow Half by Sarah Aziza, so getting to speak with her about it was totally fulfilling.
Discussing the worlds of play vs novel writing with Pulitzer-winner Quiara Alegría Hudes, author of The White Hot, was an absolute delight and so fascinating.
I realized I had never actually introduced you all to my team here at The Stacks, welp, in November that changed. This bonus episode takes you behind the scenes and into the worlds of my amazing team here. I love them and I think you will, too!
The Stacks Book Club pick in November was We the Animals by Justin Torres and and I loved it and loved talking about it.
November Reads Ranked
I read 11 books this month. I worked my way through reading the things I wanted to make sure I got to before the year ended mixed with work reading mixed with books I needed to finish to complete the Mega Challenge1. It felt like a very random month, but as I look at it now, a lot of books about young people and coming of age and a lot of things I really enjoyed.
Here is my monthly reads ranked from least to most favorite. I give it to you in audio form, think mini solo podcast episode. Please know everything I talk about is linked in the show notes/body of this post.
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