Reading Right Along

In November I crossed the threshold of reading my 400th book of the year and enjoyed many insightful reads. 
Maira Kalman has long been a favorite artist and her book Still Life with Remorse is an unflinching appraisal of family with delightful illustrations. The juxtaposition between text and image is suburb. 
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara has been out for almost a decade and continues to pull in new readers because the story is that raw and nuanced. It exquisitely investigates the nature of relationship and belonging. (Check all content warnings before reading!) 
James by Percival Everett is narrative of "Jim" from Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It is a concise re-telling with precise prose. 
Books by Naomi Klein like The Shock Doctrine, are required reading for anyone seeking to understand the foundations of contemporary culture (another one to check content warnings on). 
The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer illustrates just how much "all flourishing is mutual."
The Twittering Machine by Richard Seymour provides excellent insight into the role social media plays in shaping and propelling credible false narratives. 
On Being Unreasonable by Kirsty Sedgman does not live up to the other books on this list in terms of writing quality, but is included because the premise is vital and should be incorporated broadly.