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The Strand Bookstore Staff Picks 2019

Since I'm doing The Strand's reading challenge this year, I thought I'd make a list from of all the staff recommended books listed online. The Strand is a huge new and used bookstore in New York City (famously boasts 18 miles of books). I went there in January and it's fabulous! I'd recommend a trip to check it out if you're ever in the area.
The Martian, Furiously Happy, and Station Eleven were all recommended by two staff members. Just as an interesting side note.
Disclaimer: I'm not officially affiliated with The Strand in any way. I'm just a booklover who likes supporting bookstores whenever she can.
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Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
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Jhumpa Lahiri
Inside of a Dog (Horowitz)
Inside of a Dog
2
Horowitz
Dog Songs (Mary Oliver)
Dog Songs
3
Mary Oliver
So You've Been Publicly Shamed (Jon Ronson)
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
4
Jon Ronson
Fight Club 2 (Graphic Novel Omnibus) (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club 2 (Graphic Novel Omnibus)
5
Chuck Palahniuk
Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen
6
Claudia Rankine
The Noonday Demon (Andrew Solomon)
The Noonday Demon
7
Andrew Solomon
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Anthony Bourdain)
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
8
Anthony Bourdain
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
9
Shel Silverstein
On Writing (Stephen King)
On Writing
10
Stephen King
An Unquiet Mind
An Unquiet Mind
11
The Language of Flowers (Vanessa Diffenbaugh)
The Language of Flowers
12
Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Writing Hard Stories (Melanie Brooks)
Writing Hard Stories
13
Melanie Brooks
Furiously Happy (Jenny Lawson)
Furiously Happy
14
Jenny Lawson
Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide (Kay Redfield Jamison)
Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide
15
Kay Redfield Jamison
Mourning Diary (Roland Barthes)
Mourning Diary
16
Roland Barthes
Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface (Martha Manning)
Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface
17
Martha Manning
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
18
Sylvia Plath
Prozac Nation (Elizabeth Wurtzel)
Prozac Nation
19
Elizabeth Wurtzel
Grief Is the Thing With Feathers (Max John Porter)
Grief Is the Thing With Feathers
20
Max John Porter
The Body Keeps the Score (Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD)
The Body Keeps the Score
21
Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD
History of Wolves (Emily Fridlund)
History of Wolves
22
Emily Fridlund
Master of Reality (John Darnielle)
Master of Reality
23
John Darnielle
THE EINSTEIN INTERSECTION Samuel R. Delany
THE EINSTEIN INTERSECTION Samuel R. Delany
24
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
25
Ali Smith
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
Exit West
26
Mohsin Hamed
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion (Jonathan Haidt)
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
27
Jonathan Haidt
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
28
Emily St John Mandel
Auntie Mame (Patrick Dennis)
Auntie Mame
29
Patrick Dennis
Letters: Summer 1926 (Boris Pasternak)
Letters: Summer 1926
30
Boris Pasternak
Lit (Mary Karr)
Lit
31
Mary Karr
The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual (Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh)
The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual
32
Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh
The Animals: Love Letters Betwen Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy (Edited by Kartherine Bucknell)
The Animals: Love Letters Betwen Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy
33
Edited by Kartherine Bucknell
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolaño)
The Savage Detectives
34
Roberto Bolaño
The Stories of Breece D'j Pancake (Breece D'j Pancake)
The Stories of Breece D'j Pancake
35
Breece D'j Pancake
You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine (Alexandra Kleeman)
You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine
36
Alexandra Kleeman
Barbara the Slut and Other People (Lauren Holmes)
Barbara the Slut and Other People
37
Lauren Holmes
Gutshot (Amelia Gray)
Gutshot
38
Amelia Gray
How to Set a Fire and Why (Jesse Ball)
How to Set a Fire and Why
39
Jesse Ball
Sweetbitter (Stephanie Danler)
Sweetbitter
40
Stephanie Danler
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