Summary: <p>We take a look back at our reading life in 2020: our challenges, our wins, and of course, our favorite books. Highlights from the year:</p><br><p>Fiction: <a href="https://amzn.to/2LC5oej" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Far Field</em></a> by Madhuri Vijay, <a href="https://amzn.to/3nmGWvl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Such a Fun Age</em></a> by Kiley Reid, and <a href="https://amzn.to/3mcaHxC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Nothing to See Here</em></a> by Kevin Wilson</p><p>Non-fiction: <a href="https://amzn.to/2WbjVj2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The New Jim Crow</em></a> by Michelle Alexander, <a href="https://amzn.to/34f9xLI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Boys and Sex</em></a> by Peggy Orenstein, and <a href="https://amzn.to/3abkEZC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Motherwit: An Alabama Midwife’s Story</em></a> by Onnie Lee Logan as told to Katherine Clark</p><p>Most enjoyable: <a href="https://amzn.to/34uSKBj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Lady Sherlock</em></a> series by Sherry Thomas on audio, <a href="https://amzn.to/3qR9Aah" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>One to Watch</em></a> by Kate London-Stayman, and <a href="https://amzn.to/2WbXw51" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Bringing Down the Duke</em></a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3r3r2Zh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>A Rogue of One’s Own</em></a>, both by Evie Dunmore</p><p>Memoir: <a href="https://amzn.to/3oRM1Mx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Maybe You Should Talk to Someone</em></a> by Lori Gottlieb, <a href="https://amzn.to/2We9jjn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Know My Name</em></a> by Chanel Miller, and <a href="https://amzn.to/2LwEC6V" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Sitting Pretty</em></a> by Rebecca Taussig</p><p>Audio: <a href="https://amzn.to/3mcaHxC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Nothing to See Here</em></a> by Kevin Wilson, <a href="https://amzn.to/2We9jjn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Know My Name</em></a> by Chanel Miller, and <a href="https://amzn.to/2LwEC6V" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Sitting Pretty</em></a> by Rebecca Taussig</p><p>Read aloud: <a href="https://amzn.to/380zwHG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Wild Robot</em></a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/37fJvcU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Wild Robot Escapes</em></a> by Peter Brown, <a href="https://amzn.to/3njtJDC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Penderwicks</em></a> by Jeanne Birdsall, <a href="https://amzn.to/3gPXTf9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Vanderbeekers of 141st St</em></a> by Karina Glaser, <a href="https://amzn.to/3gTGEK8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Midwife’s Apprentice</em></a> by Karen Cushman</p><p>Looking forward to: <a href="https://amzn.to/37jRXYW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>One Last Stop</em></a> by Casey McQuiston and <a href="https://amzn.to/2IOAluL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Act Your Age, Eve Brown</em></a> by Talia Hibbert</p><br><p><strong>Life lately</strong></p><p>Sarah shares a story of E’s glasses lost, then found.</p><p>Abby is in a Christmas crafting mood.</p><br><p><strong>Reading lately</strong></p><p>Sarah read <a href="https://amzn.to/3ni5iGJ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Notes on a Silencing</em></a><em> </em>by Lacy Crawford, which she found through the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/books/notable-books.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New York Times Best Books of 2020</a>.</p><p>Abby loved escaping into the alternate reality of <a href="https://amzn.to/3gPpRrE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Rodham</em></a> by Curtis Sittenfeld. Here’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/fiction-fact-and-hillary-clinton-an-american-politics-expert-reads-rodham-142478" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the article</a> that compares the book to reality.</p><br><p><strong>Eating lately</strong></p><p>Abby added corn pudding to her family’s Thanksgiving, but it was not a success.</p><p>Sarah is devouring <a href="https://damndelicious.net/2019/05/20/instant-pot-spinach-and-artichoke-dip/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">spinach and artichoke dip</a> as fast as she can make it.</p><br><p><em>If you’d like to join in the conversation, please leave us a comment on </em><a href="https://friendlierpodcast.com/our-year-in-books-2020/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>our show notes</em></a><em>, email us at </em><a href="mailto:friendlierpodcast@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>friendlierpodcast@gmail.com</em></a><em>, or find us on Instagram </em><a href="http://www.instagram.com/friendlierpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>@friendlierpodcast</em></a><em>. 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