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2015 Books

Maria Popova: 15 Best Books of 2015

02 January 2016

Maria Popova: 15 Best Books of 2015

[see also 2018 • 2016]

  1. On the Move
    A Life
    Oliver Sacks
  2. H Is for Hawk
    Helen Macdonald
  3. Consolations
    The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words
    David Whyte
  4. M Train
    Patti Smith
  5. The Light of the World
    A Memoir
    Elizabeth Alexander
  6. Ongoingness
    The End of a Diary
    Sarah Manguso
  7. Felicity
    Mary Oliver
  8. The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage
    The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer
    Sydney Padua
  9. Rising Strong
    Brené Brown
  10. Enormous Smallness
    A Story of E. E. Cummings
    Matthew Burgess
  11. Big Magic
    Creative Living Beyond Fear
    Elizabeth Gilbert
  12. Negroland
    A Memoir
    Margo Jefferson
  13. Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs
    The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe
    Lisa Randall
  14. Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed
    Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids
    Meghan Daum
  15. Hurry Up and Wait
    Maira Kalman and Daniel Handler

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