I read a little over 100 books of all sizes in 2018 — down from over 200 in 2017. Makes sense, though — my day-job focus switched in recent time from coordinating book tours to managing leadership programs. During last year, I tracked my “5-star” books, regardless if the books were published in 2018, so I’m pulling the following list from that list. Also, I’m leaving out any re-reads of Harry Potter books. My top 2018 books are, by category:
Business Leadership
How to Be Successful without Hurting Men’s Feelings: Non-threatening Leadership Strategies for Women
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781449476076
Sarah Cooper
History
The Wright Brothers
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781476728759
David McCullough
Poetry
When My Brother Was an Aztec
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781556593833
Natalie Díaz
Bury It
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780819577313
Sam Sax
Adult Fiction
Love Slaves of Helen Hadley Hall
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781937627348
James Magruder
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780525522119
Ottessa Moshfegh
Middle Grade
The Ghost in the Mirror
https://www.worldcat.org/title/ghost-in-the-mirror/oclc/317472849&referer=brief_results
John Bellairs / Brad Strickland
Teen
The Dangerous Art of Blending In
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062659002
Angelo Surmelis
Memoir
Boy Erased
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780735213463
Garrard Conley
Picture Book
Can I Be Your Dog?
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780399554520
Troy Cummings
Graphic Novel
The Backstagers, Vol. 1 & 2
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781608869930
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781684150571
James Tynion IV
Todd Wellman 