FP Staff Picks: The Best Books of 2017
2017 was not the best...
but the books were excellent.
Here's what the FP staff read (and loved) this year.
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
For fans of dark fairy tales, exquisite prose, and books that might make you queasy
—Sophia, Development Manager
In the Distance by Hernan Diaz
For someone not afraid to read a difficult but extremely rewarding literary work
—Jisu, Sales & Marketing Manager
Drop The Ball: Achieving More By Doing Less by Tiffany Dufu
Recommended for busy people everywhere who seek to thrive in their work and their life
—Jamia, Executive Director
Such Small Hands by Andrés Barba, translated by Lisa Dillman
Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
For people hungry for complex and dimensional female characters for young audiences
—Lucia, External Relations Manager
The Iliac Crest by Cristina Rivera Garza
Feminist Press
For readers who enjoy surreal, gothic horror stories centered around gender identity and the pervasive power of womanhood
—Suki, Senior Graphic Designer
Dance on the Volcano by Marie Vieux Chauvet, translated by Kaiama L. Glover
Archipelago Books
For fans of historical fiction or Caribbean literature
—Lauren, Editor
The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin
Orbit Books
I'd recommend The Broken Earth series to anyone, not just fans of fantasy
—Hannah, Admin Manager