I think this may be my favorite collection of poetry this year. Varied and inventive in format, Fatimah Asghar takes back in time and grounds us in the very present through this collection of poems.

Fascinating and fairly well researched as well.

This book combines Brene's (we're friends in my head) previous work and puts it in the context of being a strong, healthy leader. She takes her work on wholehearted living (Gifts of Imperfection), vulnerability & shame (Daring Greatly), the reckoning, rumble & revolution (Rising Strong), assuming the best intent (Braving the Wilderness) and much more and places those principles in an organizational environment. She gives practical advice about what it means to lead wholeheartedly, with vulnerability (and what it doesn't), how to encourage and empower your team, and how to allow everyone to be their whole and best selves, using stories in her signature style. Of course Brene will wreck your whole life, in a good way, so be prepared to have thoughts and feel feelings and react viscerally as applicable.

I like the concept of the Strengths Finder. The book itself is really only as useful because it comes with the code for the assessment. Most of it is dedicated to explaining the various strengths, and you get most of that text in your own assessment, so really it's just a catalog.

Simple and cute art and text, with profound layers of meaning. A quick and delightful read.

I'm a little tired of the "woman who drinks a bit too much" unreliable narrator trope, but aside from that I really enjoyed this one! The story was unique and twisty and well told.

A complex mystery with so many moving parts and some pretty interesting characters. I see why this is so popular. The story was lengthy and well told.

So GOOD.