The Books I Loved Best in 2019
            in order of reading, after some caveats
        
     
    
            
    
        
        
    
        Friday Open Thread (with tears)
            Can you remember the first time a book made you cry?
I was standing in the kitchen reflecting on early
        
     
    
            
    
        
        
    
        Friday Open Thread
            I’m wrapping up so many things right now — the term, my last column of the year,
numerous academic obligations
        
     
    
            
    
        
        
    
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