Staff Favorites of 2018!

As 2018 draws to a close, we thought we'd round up a list of the WAPL staff's favorite reads from 2018!  Below you'll find our favorite Fiction, Non-Fiction, Teen, and Children's books of the year. Each list is sorted by the author's last name. Click on the book title to reserve a copy at the library!

Favorite Fiction Books of 2018 

1. The Banker's Wife by Christina Alger: A page turner for me! It felt frighteningly timely and a little too real, but it was a fun fast read. 
2. The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker: A beautifully written, strongly feminist retelling of the Odyssey.
3. The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin: A page turner that covered tough topics in a respectful and intriguing way. It makes you think about the mystical thing that is fate.
4. Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller
5. Time’s Convert by Deborah Harkness: A continuation of the world encaptured in her earlier trilogy, this story explores the Revolutionary War through the point of view of a vampire who has lived through it all.
6. Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger: The main character reflects on the tragic deaths that occurred the summer when he was thirteen and the impact on his rural Minnesota community.
7. I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon: There were interesting twists and turns and the story ‘stuck’ with me long after I read it!
8. Severance by Ling Ma: A story about the apocalypse, millennials, and the things people choose to value.
9. You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld: A near perfect collection of short stories!
10. Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Dragon by Kerrelyn Sparks: Dragon shifters, magic, elves, kidnapping and romance this book is the  perfect read for those who love paranormal romance and works well a standalone read despite being book 3 in the Embraced series.
11. The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware: A nice, suspenseful book full of the twists and turns you expect in a Ware novel.

Favorite Non-Fiction Books of 2018

1. WorkParty: How to Create & Cultivate the Career of Your Dreams by Jaclyn Johnson: Part memoir, part career/work path advice, WorkParty contains enough inspiration and ideas to help you reach your goals in 2019.
2. Prep-Ahead Breakfasts & Lunches: 75 No-Fuss Recipes to Save You Time & Money by Alea Milham: This awesome book contains recipes that will help you not feel guilty about hitting the snooze button in the morning! The recipes make several portions that you can stash in the fridge or freezer for those days when you're running out of the house. I highly recommend the Peanut-Butter Chocolate Overnight Oats and the Apple Baked Oatmeal, they are simple to prep and delicious!
3. G’Morning, G’night! Little Pep Talks for Me & You by Lin-Manuel Miranda: A collection of tweets written by the author of the hit musical Hamilton, this book offers the perfect inspiration to turn around a rough day.
4. The Lives of the Surrealists by Desmond Morris: Bite-sized biographies of some of the wildest characters of the early 20th century-written by someone who knew many of them personally. 
5. Becoming by Michelle Obama: A glimpse into former First Lady Michelle Obama's life, before, during and after Barack Obama's presidency. It was especially interesting to read the passages of how she managed work-life balance and keeping her children leading as normal lives as possible considering their heavy security detail. 
6. This Will Only Hurt a Little by Busy Phillips: This book was exactly what I wanted it to be—an honest, frothy story of Hollywood.
7. Educated by Tara Westover: A great memoir about discovering that the world isn’t always what you’re told about it, and learning how to form your own opinions instead of just adopting those of others around you.

Favorite Teen Books of 2018

1. Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli: A great YA story depicting the struggle of coming out as bisexual in a warmhearted narrative that follows the events of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda.
2. The Fates Divide by Veronica Roth: The second and concluding book in a story that explores the living within the fates that the world presents to us… and creating and re-writing our own fates through the choices we make in those very circumstances.
3. Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor: After the shocking end of Strange the Dreamer, the story of Lazlo and Sarai comes to an end as both the people of Weep and the godspawn above learn where they came from and who they are. 
4. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Favorite Children's Books of 2018

1. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor: Mason grieves his best friend’s death as the adults around him try to understand the circumstances of the accident.
2. Just Add Glitter by Angela DiTerlizzi: The illustrations are gorgeous, and the story is a great read aloud!
3. We Don’t Eat Our Classmates! by Ryan T. Higgins: A hilarious story for all ages that teaches us we can’t eat our peers, even if they are delicious. 
4. The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock: A lovely tale of a boy on a quest that pulled me in as each character’s depth and complexity grew.
5. Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise by David Ezra Stein: In this follow up to Interrupting Chicken, Chicken and Papa work on her homework, dealing with the element of surprise, and how yes an elephant in the story would be exciting.

Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak

Title: Seven Days of Us

Author: Francesca Hornak

Genre: Fiction

A novel that explores being in isolation with those closest to you. Olivia, doctor and grown daughter of Emma and Andrew, finally arrives home for Christmas after being away for a while helping victims of an epidemic overseas. She arrives home and the family is quarantined for the holidays in an effort to ensure Olivia has not contracted the virus she has been helping people fight. The good and the bad of family all comes out in this story as the characters struggle to make sense of one another's lives while dealing with their own issues. Throw in another wrench as a suprise guest shows up on their doorstep, someone nobody expects, who changes each of their lives forever. 

- Jamie

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When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger

Title: When Life Gives You Lululemons

Author: Lauren Weisberger

Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction

Reprising the Emily Charlton character from her earlier novel Devil Wears Prada, Lauren Weisberger has Emily running her own business as an image consultant. Unfortunately a newer, social media savvy foe is stealing her would-be clients...until Karolina Hartwell. 

Karolina is a super model turned senator's wife who finds herself on the wrong end of a DUI charge. Worse yet, her husband, Senator Hartwell, seems more interested in cutting her loose than helping her out.

Miriam, mutual friend to Emily and Karolina, pitches in to provide moral support and dusts off the lawyer skills she put on the backburner to raise her family to try to help Karolina figure out what happened.

Will Karolina's name be cleared? Will she lose contact with the child she helped raise? Read this book to find out.

- Sarah R.

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Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer

Title: Hope Never Dies

Author: Andrew Shaffer

Genre: Mystery

Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer is a mystery and bromance featuring Former Vice President Joe Biden and Former President Barak Obama. Biden is having a hard time adjusting to life after the White House and resents seeing Obama having fun hanging out with celebrities. But then “Amtrak Joe’s” favorite conductor suddenly dies leaving behind a grieving family and mysterious clues. Who can Joe Biden trust to help him solve the case? This book is as fun and goofy as its cover. 

- Mary

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The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Title: The Underground Railroad

Author: Colson Whitehead

Genre: Historical Fiction

This Oprah Book Club selection offers a glimpse of the trials and tribulations of slave life during the time of the underground railroad. The story's protagonist is Cora, a young slave girl who is abandoned by her mother who flees the plantation in the hopes of being free.

Cora's own journey via the underground railroad is fraught with peril, not knowing if at any moment she will be found by the persistant slave catcher, Ridgeway, if she will be betrayed by others, or if she will be discovered because of her own missteps.

Full of detailed prose that paints pictures of the time, the scene, and the horrors experienced, this book helps to shed light on the incredible journey shared by many African Americans searching for finding freedom.

- Sarah R.

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I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon

Title: I Was Anastasia

Author: Ariel Lawhon

Genre: Historical Fiction

Anastasia Romanov was the youngest daughter to Nicholas II, the tsar of Russia in the early 1900s. At 17 years old, she, along with her family, was infamously murdered in 1918 after the Bolshevik Revolution. ...Or was she? In the years following the execution, many women came forward claiming to be Anastasia, stating that she had somehow survived the execution. The most prevailing of these women was known as Anna Anderson. In "I Was Anastasia," Ariel Lawhon presents two timelines: one moving forwards, which follows Anastasia and her life the few years before 1918; the other moving backwards, following Anna Anderson and her fight to be legally recognized as Anastasia Romanov. These two timelines converge on the execution of the Romanov family in 1918. The book reads as a suspense or mystery novel as you try to unravel what is happening and determine what is the truth.

While this book is a fictional retelling, many of the people, places, and major events are rooted in the facts and history. Lawhon did extensive research, using letters, journals, and other primary sources to craft conversations and other interactions. The book was a little slow to start, but I highly recommend sticking with it! It was an engrossing read! When I finished, I found myself researching more of the story to figure out what was true and what was fabricated. It is amazing to me that it actually took over 70 years for Anastasia's true fate to be conclusively determined! You will be fascinated.

- Sarah P.

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Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Title: Crazy Rich Asians

Author: Kevin Kwan

Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Romance

Have you ever felt like you don't fit in with your significant other's family and friends? If so, you'll be able to empathize with the unease and uncertainty with which Rachel Chu navigates the introductions that her boyfriend, Nick, makes to his lifelong friends, his old-fashioned grandma, his scheming mother, and the rest of his pedigreed relatives during their summer trip to Singapore. Can their relationship stand up to the outside pressures from these crazy rich asians? Check it out to see!

Don't be suprised if you feel like enjoying some exotic fare, escaping on vacation, or going on a shopping spree after reading this book - there are so many exotic locations, foods, and designer goods name-dropped that it's enough to make your head spin. 

- Sarah R.

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The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

Title: The Kiss Quotient

Author: Helen Hoang

Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Romance

After being pressured by her parents to fall in love and start giving them grandchildren, Stella is determined to find a boyfriend before her mother finds one for her. The only problem is that she's never dated anyone and has no idea where to start. Stella identifies as autistic and has a hard time feeling comfortable in social situations. She finally decides that she can become good at dating the same way she became so good at the economics job she loves - with lots of practice - so she hires Michael to teach her how to be in a relationship. Michael would normally never spend so much time with one client, but after putting his dreams on hold to help his mom, he can't turn down the amount of money Stella offers him. They soon find themselves in a fake relationship that starts feeling more and more real to each of them. 

This is an fun, authentic book that was inspired by author Helen Hoang's own autism diagnosis and is all about characters who see their differences as strengths instead of something to overcome. Fans of romance or of entertaining and relatable characters will enjoy this!

- Melissa

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Blood Sisters by Jane Corry

Title: Blood Sisters

Author: Jane Corry

Genre: Thriller, Mystery

Kitty and Allison are half sisters who have a relationship frought with jealousies. One morning on the way to school with a friend, there is a horrible car accident. Is it the fault of the driver? Was someone pushed? If so, by whom? The driver goes to jail on Allison's testimony. Kitty has memory loss and is stuck in an institution unable to speak. Allison can barely hold herself together her survivor's guilt is so strong. Everyone is hiding something. As secret after secret is slowly divulged, the reader is lead through a twisty tale of love, revenge, and redemption.

- Sarah R.

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12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson

Title: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

Author: Jordan B. Peterson

Genre: Non-Fiction, Psychology, Philosophy

Back in 2012, psychologist Jordan B. Peterson was browsing through Quora, answering questions that interested him. When he came upon the question "What are the most valuable things everyone should know?", he answered with a list of short adages that he thought to be true and worth sharing. His answer quickly gained popularity on the website, and many others shared that his answers resonated with them. "12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos" includes a dozen of the adages originally shared on Quora, along with an extensive and thought-provoking discussion as to how he finds each truth to be evident. A major theme in all the rules is the idea that our world is full of chaos and part of living and thriving in this world is learning how to bring order to this chaos. He also discusses the importance of taking responsibility and charge of your life, raising children to be people that other people like to be around, and taking time to stop and appreciate the good things of your life (even if they're small).

Each page had something that made me stop and think, and it does takes a while to digest all the information packed into each sentence. Don't let this deter you from reading the book, though! While it was definitely a heavy read, it was a worthwhile one nevertheless! You'll no doubt leave having learned something about yourself, or at least having thought more deeply about your life and the reality of the world we live in.

- Sarah P.

Check out 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos @ the library.

Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King

Title: Sleeping Beauties

Author: Stephen King and Owen King

Genre: Horror, Fantasy

A mysterious woman shows up in small Appalachian town at the same time as women around the world are being cocooned as soon as they fall asleep. Is this "Evie Black" the source of the webbing? What is happening to the women as they sleep? More importantly, what happens to the men when they attempt to wake them? While the women try everything imaginable to stay awake, the men must determine if Evie is someone, or something, to be protected or destroyed. 

The book is long, but it allows for character development and the crisis to progress, so don't let it daunt you.  The book also makes you think: is either sex better off in a world by themselves? Supernatural elements not withstanding, it paints a town and a populace that the reader can relate to which makes the goings-on that much more terrible.

- Sarah R.

Check out Sleeping Beauties @ the library.

The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir

Title: The Book of Essie

Author: Meghan MacLean Weir

Genre: Domestic Fiction, Realistic Fiction

Esther Anne Hicks is 17, the star of the reality show “Six for Hicks,” the youngest daughter of a pastor and his wife who lead a large congregation, and pregnant. Essie, as she is known, is listening to the conversation where her mother and producers will decide her fate: have her disappear for a few months, give the baby away. Other suggestions are too risky to the family, of course. The one idea that sticks is to have her quickly get married, and hope the baby comes in a time line that makes it seem like a “honeymoon baby.” Knowing she has no real power in this situation, Essie chooses to lead her mother on the last path, having the ideal groom in mind.

Roarke is aware of Essie, as it’s impossible to miss the girl and the cameras, but unlike his friends he has no interest in the famous family. He is surprised when his family quickly rises in favor with the Hicks, realizing this relationship will save his family’s business. Forced time with Essie may not be the worst price to ensure his future.

Liberty Bell is more than just her past, but being famous for opinions online and a tragic past means she has to work twice as hard to prove herself in journalism. When Esther Hicks reaches out to her for an exclusive story, she can’t say no. However, she knows there is more to this calculated story than Essie is giving her.

Three stories strangely intertwine, as the past meets up with the present. Buried family secrets threaten the livelihood of the Hicks family, but is Essie the one who can break through?  

Readers who realize everything we see on TV isn’t real, or who watched the Duggar’s TV shows and followed the family scandal will want to pick up this fascinating look at family, and breaking free from expectations. 

- Katie

Check out The Book of Essie @ the library.

The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson

Title: The President is Missing

Author: Bill Clinton and James Patterson

Genre: Suspense/Political Thriller

Have you ever given a thought to just how much of our lives are controlled by computers?

This taut political thriller poses this question as the U.S. is threatened with a cyber attack by terrorists that could threaten our financial institutions, our infrastructure, and even our very lives.  It involves political intrigue, an assassin, computer coders/hackers, and of course, the President.  Will President Jonathan Duncan discover who is about to send the U.S. into the dark ages? Who can the President trust?

Bill Clinton, James Patterson, and ghost writer David Ellis team up to take you on a fast-paced ride through the harrowing experience of preparing for an attack that the U.S. is not equipped to fight.

- Sarah R.

Check out The President Is Missing @ the library.

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

Title: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Audiobook)

Author: David Grann

Genre: History; True Crime

Killers of the Flower Moon is a horrifying and heartbreaking true story of racism, conspiracy, and murder. In the early 1900s, oil was discovered on the Osage reservation in Oklahoma, and the two thousand tribal members quickly became the wealthiest people per capita in the world. Shortly after, however, they became some of the most murdered people in the world. Some were shot, others were poisoned, and one family died in a bombing. The period from 1921 to 1926 became known as the "Osage Reign of Terror." 

After the tribe pressured the federal government for assistance, the new director of the Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover, sent a former Texas Ranger named Tom White and a team of undercover agents to investigate. A powerful local cattle rancher, his nephew, and a henchman were tried and convicted for two of the murders, but theirs were the only convictions. Several years ago, journalist David Grann began investigating the murders and uncovered a terrifying conspiracy that went far deeper than the Bureau of Investigation ever discovered.

The audiobook is read by three narrators: Ann Marie Lee tells the story of Mollie Burkhart, an Osage woman whose three sisters and mother were murdered. Then, Will Patton brings Tom White and the bureau's investigation to life, and finally, Danny Campbell recounts Grann's modern investigation. Whereas Lee and Campbell's narration is acceptable, Patton's is truly exceptional. He sounds just like a cowboy from a bygone era and does a fabulous job of recreating the voices of the dozens of chracters involved in the original investigation. 

The nine hours of this audiobook flew by! It's a must-listen to or must-read for anyone interested in American history and true crime. I think we owe it to the victims to keep their story alive. As one Osage tribal member remarked to Grann, "Their blood cries out from the ground."

- Rachel K.

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The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer

Title: The Female Persuasion

Author: Meg Wolitzer

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

College Freshman Greer Kadetsky lets her friend, Zee, drag her to a feminist talk by Faith Frank, a famous women's rights proponent. Little does Greer know that it will open up a new, previously unimagined path for her. Greer's boyfriend, Cory, suffers a horrible loss that hijacks his future plans. Zee, stuck with a job she doesn't like, overcomes regular betrayals to find her own way. Faith, forever on a quest to improve the world for women, must decide what she will give up and hand over to achieve her ends.

This book touches on so many topics: women's rights, love, loss, disappointment, goals, loyalty, and really seeing the people surrounding you. Though it is not particularly surprising, it reminds the reader that everyone can make a difference in the lives of others.

- Sarah R.

Check out The Female Persuasion @ the library.

Not If I Save You First by Ally Carter

Title: Not If I Save You First

Author: Ally Carter

Genre: Young Adult, Action, Thriller

Best friends Maddie and Logan are pretty ordinary ten-year-olds, but their lives are anything but: Logan's dad is the President and Maddie's dad is the head of the Secret Service. The kids are inseparable until Maddie's dad is injured while saving the First Lady from a Russian kidnapping attempt. Once healed, he takes Maddie to start a new life in the Alaskan wilderness - no electricity, no plumbing, no schools, no nothing. 

Six years later, Maddie's grown as hard as the terrain she's learned to survive in, profoundly lonely since Logan never answered any of her letters. Meanwhile, Logan's gotten into trouble one too many times, so his parents send him to Alaska. As a storm moves in and Maddie's dad leaves to deliver supplies, the two teens are left alone. Within hours, Logan's kidnapped by the same Russians, and Maddie knows she's the only one who can save her former best friend - even though she feels like killing him herself.

Maddie's character makes this book great. She's a true heroine: smart, fearless, and funny, just as effective wielding a hatchet as she is wielding excessive girliness to throw her enemies off guard. Her letters to Logan that begin each chapter will resonate with anyone who's lost a good friend. Certain aspects of the plot require some suspension of disbelief, but it's not hard to do when the story is so delightful. And of course, there's romance - the icing on the cake of this fun, action-packed book.

- Rachel K.

Check out Not If I Save You First @ the library.

Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger

Title: Ordinary Grace

Author: William Kent Krueger

Genre: Fiction, Coming of Age, Mystery

"It was a summer in which death, in visitation, assumed many forms. Accident. Nature. Suicide. Murder." The words of narrator 13-year-old Frank Drum, growing up in small town MN in 1961, captured me from its outset. This is a quiet yet powerful book full of mystery, secrets and adversity.  Frank's father is the town Minister, whose unshakable faith and hope holds his family and town together even in the midst of unspeakable tragedy and sorrow. For all its "heaviness," the story is ultimately uplifting and hopeful and leaves you touched by "not-so-ordinary" grace.

- Karen

Check out Ordinary Grace @ the library.

Hey Ladies! by Michelle Markowitz and Caroline Moss

Title: Hey Ladies!

Author: Michelle Markowitz and Caroline Moss

Genre: Humor

Hey Ladies! Such a simple salutation, but what follows is a years’ worth of communication, mostly through e-mail, between a group of 8 friends living in the New York area. It starts with January’s resolutions shared with each other, to February’s surprise proposal, and then the rest of the year is all about Jen’s wedding preparation and events.

Even if you don’t have a group of friends quite like this, it’s hard not to get involved with the friendship drama of these very different women. You’ll root for Nicole’s business startup, be flustered with Ali’s making decisions for everyone with a pretty steep price tag. You’ll follow Jen’s wedding drama, and hope that Gracie and Morgan stay as level headed as they are throughout it all. Caitlin, a wellness guru wanna be; Katie, an aspiring journalist; and Ashley, a teacher in Connecticut round out our group of 8.

Originally on the now-defunct site The Toast, this year-in-the-life book will have you laughing and being thankful you aren’t on the receiving end of these ladies’ e-mails!

- Katie

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The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

Title: The Immortalists

Author: Chloe Benjamin

Genre: Fiction

1969. New York City. The four young Gold children, Varya, Daniel, Klara, and Simon, visit an old lady rumored to be psychic. After she speaks with each of the siblings in turn, they are left with the date of their impending death. Follow the children as they try to defy their foretold destinies and become a researcher, a doctor, a magician, and a dancer. Did the Romany woman have their futures pegged? Can they move out of the shadow of their own impending deaths? Check out The Immortalists to see.

I liked that I could picture the story as it took place in my mind's eye. I also found Benjamin's portrayal of a person with OCD to be very authentic. Plus, she's a local (Madison, WI) so she name drops spots around our state in the book which is cool, too.

- Sarah R.

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Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten

Title: Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror

Author: Steve Alten

Genre: Action, Horror, Science Fiction

Years ago, Jonas Taylor saw something terrifying during a deep sea dive that changed his life forever. Now, he works to prove that there really is a monster living deep within the Marianas Trench. But when the creature escapes to the surface, everyone will have to pay the price as it begins its rampage through the oceans.

The inspiration for the upcoming movie The Meg, this book is a fun, fast-paced adventure with a little science and a lot of action. A great read for anyone who loves Jurassic Park or is afraid of what could be lurking in the ocean’s depths!

- Rachel C.

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Lady Sherlock Series #1 and #2: "A Study in Scarlet Women" and "A Conspiracy in Belgravia" by Sherry Thomas

Titles: A Study in Scarlet Women and A Conspiracy in Belgravia (Lady Sherlock Series #1 and #2)

Author: Sherry Thomas

Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery

Excellent! The Lady Sherlock Series is a gender-flipped retelling of Sherlock Holmes. It's not the first gender-flipped retelling, but it has to be the best. The characterization is fabulous, the crimes and surrounding plots are interesting, and both novels provoke fascinating conversations on gender and class. There's also some superbly poignant romantic tension. I listened to the audio book versions (available on OverDrive and Libby) read by award-winning narrator Kate Reading. She gives each of the many characters a unique voice without ever going over the top. Highly recommended!

- Rachel K.

Check out A Study in Scarlet Women and A Conspiracy in Belgravia @ the library.

Show Your Work! 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered by Austin Kleon

Title: Show Your Work! 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered

Author: Austin Kleon

Genre: Art, Business

Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon is a short, quick read that merges a how-to guide with the inspiration of a self-help book (but without the cheese). With Kleon's encouraging advice, you will finish the book feeling inspired and confident on how to move forward in promoting your creativity. Kleon lays out 10 easy ways for creatives to share with others what they're doing in a way that's authentic and meaningful. From how to talk about your creative ventures to strangers (even if you aren't making any money from it yet) to practical ideas of what to post on social media (even if you don't have a "finished product"), Kleon's presentation is really approachable, and any creative (artists, writers, musicians, etc.) would find something beneficial to glean from this book. Highly recommended.

- Sarah P.

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