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b"We made it! Thanks for everything you've given us, 2018, but we're moving on. Before we do, though, we've compiled our own end-of-year list to share with our listeners. What were your favorite books this year?\\xa0 Annie's favorite books of the year: +\\xa0Hey Ladies! by Caroline Moss and Michelle Markowitz+\\xa0Waiting for Eden by Elliot Ackerman + My Sister the Serial Killer\\xa0by\\xa0Oyinkan Braithwaite + Fire Sermon\\xa0by Jamie Quatro + Educated by Tara Westover\\xa0 +\\xa0The Female Persuasion by Meg Woltizer +\\xa0The Ensemble\\xa0by Aja Gabel +\\xa0Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver +\\xa0There There by Tommy Orange +\\xa0A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza Chris's favorite books of the year: +\\xa0The Afterlives by Thomas Pierce +\\xa0There There by Tommy Orange +\\xa0Calypso by David Sedaris +\\xa0The Oracle Year by Charles Soule +\\xa0The Western Wind by Samantha Harvey Chris's unofficial aggregate of the internet's favorite books: +\\xa0The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai +\\xa0There There by Tommy Orange +\\xa0Educated by Tara Westover +\\xa0Circe by Madeline Miller +\\xa0The Incendiares by R. O. Kwon +\\xa0A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza +\\xa0That Kind of Mother by Rumaan Alam +\\xa0Florida by Lauren Groff +\\xa0How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee +\\xa0Melmoth by Sarah Perry Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more\\xa0here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show\\xa0here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like Chris and Annie's\\xa0Unpopular Opinions, consider supporting us on Patreon\\xa0here."