Kate Carter-Brown

Here they are!

I am struggling with the word favorite this year. Were these my favorites... maybe. Were they standout reads...absolutely.

1. The Rent Collectors: Exploitation, Murder and Redemption in Immigrant LA- Jesse Katz
2. The Hounding- Xenobe Purvis
3. The Correspondent- Virginia Evans
4. Audition-Katie Kitamura
5. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This- Omar El Akkad
6. Endling-Maria Reva
7. The Girls Who Grew Big- Leila Mottley
8. Intermezzo-Sally Rooney
9. There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America-Brian Goldstone
10. A Family Matter- Claire Lynch
11. The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus- Emma Knight

Here's to many more impactful, moving, educational, consuming and beautiful reading experiences in 2026.

Would love to hear what books you read and loved in 2025

And maybe I'll start posting again consistently in 2026 🫣😂