My Six Favorite Books of 2023

Not ranked, but in the order in which I read them:

Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey

All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir by Beth Moore

The Man of the Forest by Zane Grey

Hamnet: A Novel of the Plague by Maggie O’Farrell

The Wild Birds: Six Stories of the Port William Membership by Wendell Berry

The Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner

The Man of the Forest by Zane Grey

A rich, lyrical story of a “man of the forest,” a strong woman, and the Arizona wilderness they both love.

The Man of the Forest by Zane Grey

Valley of Wild Horses by Zane Grey

This classic western by a master of the genre begins differently, slowly even, but then gallops to a satisfying ending.

Valley of Wild Horses by Zane Grey