Star Wars: Catalyst – James Luceno
Hand To Mouth – Linda Tirado
Age of Empathy – Frans de Waal
The New Jim Crow – Michelle Alexander
Threat Vector – Tom Clancy
Boundless Potential – Mark S. Walton
What You’re Really Meant To Do – Robert Steven Kaplan
A Man Called Ove – Fredrik Backman
America the Anxious – Beth Whippman
Enduring Love – Ian McEwan
The Girl Before – JP Delaney
Startup – Doree Shafir
Decisive – Chip and Dan Heath
Locked On – Tom Clancy
Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace – David Lipsky
The Shambling Guide to New York City – Mur Lafferty
Ghost Train to New Orleans – Mur Lafferty
Star Wars: Bloodline – Claudia Gray
How to Build a Nontraditional Career Path: Embracing Economic Disruption – Ron Elsdon
The Underground Railroad – Colson Whitehead
[nope, nothing funny here. let’s move on.]
The Bully Pulpit – Doris Kearns Goodwin
Draft No. 4 – John McPhee
Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time – Bridget Schulte
Chris Thilk is a freelance writer and content strategist who lives in the Chicago suburbs.