You opened with an old, old favorite and closed with a (relatively) new favorite. I really enjoyed listening to the audiobook of Small Things last year at this time. Thank you for the gift of some new titles to try--realized this week that my Libby holds list was alarmingly short! Probably my shortest read this year (at 256 pages, so just over your limit) was Molly Wizenberg's memoir The Fixed Stars, about realizing that her sexual orientation was not what she'd long assumed it to be. It's thoughtful and beautifully written.
What a nice list of recommendations! Thanks! Another great, short book that I think would fit well on your list is Address Unknown by Katherine Kressmann Taylor.
As a fellow short reads lover, I love this list. I just posted my top 10 short reads as well and I think we have just one in common— now I have more to look out for!
Thanks for this list! I'm running a substack book club for short stories in 2025, and Recitaf is on the list for June, I'm excited to dive in. I'm currently reading Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia which is 224 pages and packed with incredible characters, hard recommend.
I have only read 3 of these, and am excited to read more of them next year! Thanks for such great descriptions ❤️
My pleasure!
You opened with an old, old favorite and closed with a (relatively) new favorite. I really enjoyed listening to the audiobook of Small Things last year at this time. Thank you for the gift of some new titles to try--realized this week that my Libby holds list was alarmingly short! Probably my shortest read this year (at 256 pages, so just over your limit) was Molly Wizenberg's memoir The Fixed Stars, about realizing that her sexual orientation was not what she'd long assumed it to be. It's thoughtful and beautifully written.
That sounds interesting! I love a good memoir.
What a nice list of recommendations! Thanks! Another great, short book that I think would fit well on your list is Address Unknown by Katherine Kressmann Taylor.
I don’t know that one. Thanks for suggesting it! I love discovering new-to-me titles.
I have read the last 3 and loved them. A surprise favorite for me this year was The Tusks of Extinction
by Ray Nayler. 99 pages
That sounds interesting! What a cool title.
Glaciers sounds like a good one! I will have to add it to my list. Thanks for this!
As a fellow short reads lover, I love this list. I just posted my top 10 short reads as well and I think we have just one in common— now I have more to look out for!
Thanks for this list! I'm running a substack book club for short stories in 2025, and Recitaf is on the list for June, I'm excited to dive in. I'm currently reading Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia which is 224 pages and packed with incredible characters, hard recommend.
That sounds great!