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Adrienne's 50 Books to Read by Age 50

I turn 50 near the end of this year. This is a list of books I want to read before I get to my birthday. I know I'm late to the party on some of these, but better late than never! I own a copy of most of these books. Plus a few hundred more unread books. Oops.
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Midnight in Chernobyl (Adam Higginbotham)
Midnight in Chernobyl
1
Adam Higginbotham
Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Gideon the Ninth
2
Tamsyn Muir
Ex Libris (Michiko Kakutani)
Ex Libris
3
Michiko Kakutani
On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books (Karen Swallow Prior)
On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books
4
Karen Swallow Prior
Long Bright River (Liz Moore)
Long Bright River
5
Liz Moore
The Late Show (Michael Connelly)
The Late Show
6
Michael Connelly
Yuki Chan in Bronte Country (Mick Jackson)
Yuki Chan in Bronte Country
7
Mick Jackson
The Brontesaurus (John Sutherland)
The Brontesaurus
8
John Sutherland
Wuhan Diary: Dispatches From a Quarantined City (Fang Fang)
Wuhan Diary: Dispatches From a Quarantined City
9
Fang Fang
Priestdaddy (Patricia Lockwood)
Priestdaddy
10
Patricia Lockwood
South Toward Home (Margaret Eby)
South Toward Home
11
Margaret Eby
Pride (Ibi Zoboi)
Pride
12
Ibi Zoboi
City of Ghosts (V.E. Schwab)
City of Ghosts
13
V.E. Schwab
Well-Read Black Girl (Glory Edim)
Well-Read Black Girl
14
Glory Edim
Quietly in Their Sleep (Donna Leon)
Quietly in Their Sleep
15
Donna Leon
Shit, Actually (Lindy West)
Shit, Actually
16
Lindy West
The Hawthorne Legacy (Jennifer Lynn Barnes)
The Hawthorne Legacy
17
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Matrix (Lauren Groff)
Matrix
18
Lauren Groff
A Companion to Jane Austen (Claudia L. Johnson, Clara Tuite)
A Companion to Jane Austen
19
Claudia L. Johnson, Clara Tuite
To Have and to Hoax (Martha Waters)
To Have and to Hoax
20
Martha Waters
Empire of the Vampire (Jay Kristoff)
Empire of the Vampire
21
Jay Kristoff
How to Think (Alan Jacobs)
How to Think
22
Alan Jacobs
Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions (Mario Giordano)
Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions
23
Mario Giordano
Take a Hint, Dani Brown (Talia Hibbert)
Take a Hint, Dani Brown
24
Talia Hibbert
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
25
Maggie O'farrell
Wintering (Katherine May)
Wintering
26
Katherine May
Fuzz (Mary Roach)
Fuzz
27
Mary Roach
Tombstone (Tom Clavin)
Tombstone
28
Tom Clavin
Nothin' but a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s American Hard Rock Explosion (Tom Beaujour, Richard Bienstock)
Nothin' but a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s American Hard Rock Explosion
29
Tom Beaujour, Richard Bienstock
The Five (Hallie Rubenhold)
The Five
30
Hallie Rubenhold
Crescent City (Sarah J. Maas)
Crescent City
31
Sarah J. Maas
Shades of Milk and Honey
Shades of Milk and Honey
32
Smoke (Dan Vyleta)
Smoke
33
Dan Vyleta
All I Did Was Ask (Terry Gross)
All I Did Was Ask
34
Terry Gross
The Mothers (Brit Bennett)
The Mothers
35
Brit Bennett
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
36
Elena Ferrante
Bitch in a Bonnet: Reclaiming Jane Austen (Robert Rodi)
Bitch in a Bonnet: Reclaiming Jane Austen
37
Robert Rodi
The Professor and the Madman (Simon Winchester)
The Professor and the Madman
38
Simon Winchester
The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
39
S.A.Chakraborty
Roses (Leila Mecham)
Roses
40
Leila Mecham
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