Salon.com What To Read Awards

And there’s Malarky at Number 9 in David Gutowski’s Salon list. (A musical number if my recollection of that Beatles album, or perhaps it was Lennon alone that had the recursive number 9, number 9 refrain in it.). Thank you David.

1. “Building Stories” by Chris Ware
2. “Arcadia” by Lauren Groff
3. “The Devil in Silver” by Victor LaValle
4. “Battleborn” by Claire Vaye Watkins
5. “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed
6. “Birds of a Lesser Paradise” by Megan Mayhew Bergman
7. “Gods Without Men” by Hari Kunzru
8. “Girlchild” by Tupelo Hassman
9. “Malarky” by Anakana Schofield
10. “The People of Forever Are Not Afraid” by Shani Boianjiu

And in the spirit of Large Hearted Boy I offer:

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