{"id":391,"date":"2017-12-31T12:25:16","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T20:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/digitalmanticore.com\/?p=391"},"modified":"2020-12-31T10:09:51","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T18:09:51","slug":"2017-the-year-in-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalmanticore.com\/?p=391","title":{"rendered":"2017: The Year in Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I made it through 62 books in 2017, which feels like a success considering the madness this year wrought. In comparison, I read 41 last year, 71 in 2015 and 90 in 2014.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Page Count<\/strong>: 20,522 pages, based on LibraryThing page numbers<\/li>\n<li><strong>Library Use<\/strong>: This year I had an even split. I read 31 books from the library and 31 books that I own.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Female and Male Authors<\/strong>: I read a lot more books by women this year. Fifteen books were written by men, I read two anthologies with a mix of men and women, and the remaining forty-four books were by women.\u00a0 I read books from 50 distinct authors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Digital and Analog<\/strong>: Another even split! I read 31 digital and 31 (dead-tree) books this year. I would like to note that I borrow a lot of ebooks from the library so analog and library books are not a total overlap.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fiction and Non-Fiction<\/strong>: This year I read 27 non-fiction books. This is more than I usually read. I have been very curious about the world this year and committed to understanding what is happening in the world, plus what has happened to bring the world to this point.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Books in Other Languages<\/strong>: I read 4 books in Spanish this year, which was less than my goal but still respectable. I finished up the last Harry Potter book, read two memoirs, and a fantasy novel. Not bad.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Favorites<\/strong>: I read so many good books this year (do I say that every year?), but some favorites include <em>everything by Rebecca Solnit, Dark Orbit<\/em> by Carolyn Ives Gilman, <em>The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America<\/em> by Richard Rothstein, <em>The Cooking Gene<\/em> by Michael Tiwtty, and <em>Her Body and Other Parties<\/em> by Carmen Maria Machado.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the list of what I read:<\/p>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"107\" \/>\n<col width=\"565\" \/>\n<col width=\"152\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Date Finished&quot;}\"><strong>Date Finished<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Title&quot;}\"><strong>Title<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Author&quot;}\"><strong>Author<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42737}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">01\/02\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Shattered Pillars&quot;}\">Shattered Pillars<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Elizabeth Bear&quot;}\">Elizabeth Bear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42754}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">01\/19\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Lies Incorporated: The World of Post-Truth Politics&quot;}\">Lies Incorporated: The World of Post-Truth Politics<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Arti Rabin-Havt&quot;}\">Arti Rabin-Havt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42762}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">01\/27\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Bad News: Last Journalists in a Dictatorship&quot;}\">Bad News: Last Journalists in a Dictatorship<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Anjan Sundaram&quot;}\">Anjan Sundaram<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42769}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">02\/03\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right&quot;}\">Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Arlie Russell Hochschild&quot;}\">Arlie Russell Hochschild<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42775}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">02\/09\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The Stars Are Legion&quot;}\">The Stars Are Legion<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Kameron Huley&quot;}\">Kameron Huley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42779}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">02\/13\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Harry Potter y las reliquias de la muerte&quot;}\">Harry Potter y las reliquias de la muerte<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;J. K. Rowling&quot;}\">J. K. Rowling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42782}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">02\/16\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities&quot;}\">Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Rebecca Solnit&quot;}\">Rebecca Solnit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42793}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">02\/27\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Crossroads of Canopy&quot;}\">Crossroads of Canopy<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Thoraiya Dyer&quot;}\">Thoraiya Dyer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42806}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">03\/12\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;La distancia entre nosotros&quot;}\">La distancia entre nosotros<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Reyna Grande&quot;}\">Reyna Grande<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42809}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">03\/15\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party&quot;}\">Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin&quot;}\">Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42821}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">03\/27\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ascension&quot;}\">Ascension<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Jacqueline Koyanagi&quot;}\">Jacqueline Koyanagi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42836}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">04\/11\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide&quot;}\">White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Carol Anderson&quot;}\">Carol Anderson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42839}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">04\/14\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives&quot;}\">Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Gary Younge&quot;}\">Gary Younge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42842}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">04\/17\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories&quot;}\">The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Jared Shurin, Mahvesh Murad&quot;}\">Jared Shurin, Mahvesh Murad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42845}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">04\/20\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Dark Orbit&quot;}\">Dark Orbit<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Carolyn Ives Gilman&quot;}\">Carolyn Ives Gilman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42846}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">04\/21\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Men Explain Things to Me&quot;}\">Men Explain Things to Me<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Rebecca Solnit&quot;}\">Rebecca Solnit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42852}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">04\/27\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Halfway Human&quot;}\">Halfway Human<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Carolyn Ives Gilman&quot;}\">Carolyn Ives Gilman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42854}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">04\/29\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Arkfall&quot;}\">Arkfall<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Carolyn Ives Gilman&quot;}\">Carolyn Ives Gilman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42856}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">05\/01\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The Ice Owl&quot;}\">The Ice Owl<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Carolyn Ives Gilman&quot;}\">Carolyn Ives Gilman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42869}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">05\/14\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Too Like the Lightning&quot;}\">Too Like the Lightning<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ada Palmer&quot;}\">Ada Palmer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42875}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">05\/20\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Seven Surrenders&quot;}\">Seven Surrenders<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ada Palmer&quot;}\">Ada Palmer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42877}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">05\/22\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The Geek Feminist Revolution&quot;}\">The Geek Feminist Revolution<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Kameron Huley&quot;}\">Kameron Huley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42879}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">05\/24\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Shipley Proposal Guide&quot;}\">Shipley Proposal Guide<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Larry Newman&quot;}\">Larry Newman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42883}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">05\/28\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;El Ma\u00f1ana: Memorias de un \u00e9xodo cubano&quot;}\">El Ma\u00f1ana: Memorias de un \u00e9xodo cubano<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Mirta Ojito&quot;}\">Mirta Ojito<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42886}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">05\/31\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ammonite&quot;}\">Ammonite<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Nicola Griffith&quot;}\">Nicola Griffith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42895}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">06\/09\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Leviathan Wakes&quot;}\">Leviathan Wakes<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;James S. A. Corey&quot;}\">James S. A. Corey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42906}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">06\/20\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The End of Men and the Rise of Women&quot;}\">The End of Men and the Rise of Women<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Hanna Rosin&quot;}\">Hanna Rosin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42916}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">06\/30\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;A Field Guide to Getting Lost&quot;}\">A Field Guide to Getting Lost<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Rebecca Solnit&quot;}\">Rebecca Solnit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42918}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">07\/02\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Double Bind: Women on Ambition&quot;}\">Double Bind: Women on Ambition<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Robin Romm&quot;}\">Robin Romm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42926}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">07\/10\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong \u2014 and the New Research that's Rewriting the Story&quot;}\">Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong \u2014 and the New Research that&#8217;s Rewriting the Story<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Angela Saini&quot;}\">Angela Saini<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42931}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">07\/15\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Todas las hadas del reino&quot;}\">Todas las hadas del reino<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Laura Gallego&quot;}\">Laura Gallego<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42934}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">07\/18\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;A Conjuring of Light&quot;}\">A Conjuring of Light<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;V. E. Schwab&quot;}\">V. E. Schwab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42935}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">07\/19\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America&quot;}\">The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Richard Rothstein&quot;}\">Richard Rothstein<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42947}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">07\/31\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The Refrigerator Monologues&quot;}\">The Refrigerator Monologues<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Catherynne Valente&quot;}\">Catherynne Valente<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42949}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">08\/02\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;History of Wolves: A Novel&quot;}\">History of Wolves: A Novel<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Emily Fridlund&quot;}\">Emily Fridlund<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42954}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">08\/07\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World&quot;}\">Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Clara Parkes&quot;}\">Clara Parkes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42964}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">08\/17\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The Bear and the Nightingale&quot;}\">The Bear and the Nightingale<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Katherine Arden&quot;}\">Katherine Arden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42965}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">08\/18\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Things We Lost in the Fire&quot;}\">Things We Lost in the Fire<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Mariana Enriquez&quot;}\">Mariana Enriquez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42969}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">08\/22\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The Stone Sky&quot;}\">The Stone Sky<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;N. K, Jemisin&quot;}\">N. 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Strange&quot;}\">Passing Strange<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ellen Klages&quot;}\">Ellen Klages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42997}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">09\/19\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Trainwreck: The women we love to hate, mock, and fear \u2026 and why&quot;}\">Trainwreck: The women we love to hate, mock, and fear \u2026 and why<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Sady Doyle&quot;}\">Sady Doyle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42999}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">09\/21\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Hunger&quot;}\">Hunger<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Roxane Gay&quot;}\">Roxane Gay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td 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data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">11\/13\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights&quot;}\">Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Katha Pollitt&quot;}\">Katha Pollitt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:43058}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">11\/19\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Why Bad Governments Happen to Good People&quot;}\">Why Bad Governments Happen to Good People<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Danny Katch&quot;}\">Danny Katch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:43061}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">11\/22\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Four Roads Cross&quot;}\">Four Roads Cross<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Max Gladstone&quot;}\">Max Gladstone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:43064}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">11\/25\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;An Excess Male&quot;}\">An Excess Male<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Maggie Shen King&quot;}\">Maggie Shen King<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:43072}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,5,&quot;MM\/DD\/YY&quot;,1]\">12\/03\/17<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;How Emotions Are Made&quot;}\">How Emotions Are Made<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Lisa Feldman Barrett&quot;}\">Lisa Feldman Barrett<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:43084}\" 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