Once again, we’ve managed to sneak in a few good books this year! Here are our favorite books we read in 2023 (regardless of publication year. Long live backlist titles!)

Footnotes: Boston Globe’s Best Books of 2023 (featuring Renata’s picks for middle grade and YA!)

Coming up next: A January hiatus. Happy New Year! We’ll see you in February!

Kait’s Top 5 Best

5.) Under the Eye of Power by Colin Dickey

4.) Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

3.) The Narrow by Kate Alice Marshall

2.) Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie

1.) A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

Bonus star: A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll

Bonus star: For Never and Always by Helena Greer

Renata’s Top 5 Best

5.) Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest by Hanif Abdurriqib

4.) Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

3.) America the Beautiful? One Woman in a Borrowed Prius on the Road Most Traveled by Blythe Roberson

2.) Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

1.) To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

Bonus Star: Murderbot series by Martha Wells

Bonus Star: Elf Dog and Owl Head by M. T. Anderson