If you've been reading The Strong Buzz for a while, you know there are a couple of things that are constants in my life: reading and restaurants. Sure, lately running and piano playing come in there too, but harder to put into "best of" list form. I think my kids would say Moonlight Sonata and Easy On Me are my best played pieces though they'd rather never hear me play them again.
Anyway, if you're looking for a book or a place to eat, check out my lists and feel free to share your faves with me! Drop me a note at andrea@andreastrong.com.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Andrea
BEST BOOKS OF 2021
The Paper Palace, by Miranda Cowley Heller BUY on Bookshop
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah, BUY on Bookshop
What's Mine and Yours By Naima Coster, BUY on Bookshop
The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig BUY on Bookshop
Malibu Rising, by Taylor Jenkins Reid BUY on Bookshop
Oh William, by Elizabeth Strout BUY on Bookshop
Bewilderment, by Richard Powers BUY on Bookshop
The Southern Book Clubs Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix, BUY on Bookshop
Yesterday a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket, by Hilma Wolitzer BUY on Bookshop
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn, BUY on Bookshop
The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult, BUY on Bookshop
The Other Black Girl, by Zakiya Dalila Harris BUY on Bookshop
On my nightstand right now:
The Sentence, by Louise Erdich
Crossroads, by Jonathan Franzen
I Love You But I have Chosen Darkness, by Claire Vaye Watkins
To Paradise, by Hanya Yanagihara
BEST MEALS 2021
Shukette
Saga
Ci Siamo
Gage & Tolner
Victor
Fulgurances Laundromat
Colonie
King
Popina
On my list:
Francie
Dame
Carne Mare
Rule of Thirds
Hawksmoor