My Favorite Books of 2023 So Far
I have to share this with you or I will explode!
Well, 2023 is knocking my fucking socks off already and we’re only halfway into it. Here are my favorite books released this calendar year—some of which I read early review copies of last year so I keep forgetting them, GAH! Pretty sure this is the full round-up. I turned comments off and started a chat for paid subscribers regarding the list, please feel free to ask me anything about the list. If you want to buy any of these books here is MY SHOP
LONE WOMEN by Victor LaValle
THE SALT GROWS HEAVY by Cassandra Khaw
HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE by Grady Hendrix
LING HUN by Ai Jiang
PIÑATA by Leopoldo Gout
THE WISHING POOL by Tananarive Due
TOMBS by Junji Ito
THE PUZZLE MASTER by Danielle Trussoni
MY DARLING GIRL by Jennifer McMahon
THIS IS WHERE WE TALK THINGS OUT by Caitlin Marceau
THE MASSACRE AT YELLOW HILL by C. S. Humble
THE STRANGE by Nathan Ballingrud
STARVE ACRE by Andrew Michael Hurley
WILD SPACES by S. L. Coney
THE INCONSOLABLES by Michael Wehunt
WHALEFALL by Daniel Kraus
DON’T FEAR THE REAPER by Stephen Graham Jones
THE LEGEND OF CHARLIE FISH by Josh Rountree
THE TREES GREW BECAUSE I BLED THERE by Eric LaRocca
THE BOYS IN THE VALLEY by Philip Fracassi
ON THE SAVAGE SIDE by Tiffany McDaniel
If you want to see ALL the 2023 titles and OTHER books I’ve read this year, take a look at my 2023 Goodreads Challenge HERE
I’m excited to see what the rest of this year has in store for me. I have tons and tons of books to look forward to! I’ll make a list next month of my favorite back catalog books I’ve read this year too.
Sadie Hartmann
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