Goodreads Staffers Share Their Top Three Books of the Year

 

Every December, as we wrap up our annual Goodreads Reading Challenge, we ask our book-loving colleagues a simple yet incredibly tough question:
  What were your three favorite books you read this year?
Oh, the agony! The internal debates! The anguish we caused our coworkers as they whittled down their lists to just their top few books! Hopefully our carefully considered staff picks will inspire additions to your Want to Read shelf.

You'll notice that our reading habits run the gamut. But careful perusal unveils some office favorites, including lots of love for The Vanishing Half, the novels of Yaa Gyasi, and Ijeoma Oluo's So You Want to Talk About Race.

Now it's your turn! What are your top three books of the year? Please share them with us in the comments!

Cybil Wallace, Senior Editor

Bella Wong, Account Manager

Jeff Wong, iOS Developer

Veronica Moss, CEO

Danny Feekes, Managing Editor

Dana Epstein, Account Executive

Margo Throckmorton, Senior Account Manager

Dave Ignacio, Senior Software Development Engineer

Steve Sarner, VP of Ad Sales

Roshni Patel, Senior Marketing Manager

Sam Julian, Senior Product Designer

Sandy Lo, Expert Program Manager

Robin-Lee Moos, Support Team Manager

Shaun Ponting, Program Manager

Jaclyn Woods, Content Strategist

Emily Finley, Director of Operations

Sharon Hsu, Associate Editor

Nimmy Matthew, Software Engineering Manager, Mobile Apps 

Cai Quesada Salazar, Program Manager

Libby Roin, VP of Product

Heino Colyn, Program Manager

Lauren Deyce, Instructional Designer

Lisa Jablonsky, Sales Director

Brooke Ginnard, Visual Designer

Laurie Foucteau, Goodreads Expert

Pushpita Karmakar, Software Engineer

Bryce Weitzel, Head of Sales Development and Marketing

Megan Dormoy, Executive Assistant to the CEO

Sam Nirenberg, Financial Analyst

Jon Nguyen, Product Manager

Mimi Chan, Senior Marketing Manager

Suzanne Skyvara, VP of Marketing and Editorial

Pooja Desai, Software Development Engineer

Manju Abburi, Software Development Manager

Juan Pablo A. Fuentes, Goodreads Expert

Erin Mari Kelsey, Program Manager

Mariana Gamboa, Goodreads Expert

Soma Mitra, Senior Product Manager

Julie De Lorenzo, Software Development Engineer

Michelle Xue, VP of Engineering

Brian Colombini, Software Development Engineer

Liza Wolfaardt, Goodreads Expert

Matt Popovich, Frontend Engineer

Alexander Reyes, Revenue Operations Associate

Priscilla S. Guido, Account Manager

Your turn! What are your top three reads of 2020? Share them with us in the comments!

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