Best Feel-Good Reads of 2023

by Curtis Chin

Chin is a born storyteller with an easy manner, and this memoir should earn him many readers. Full review >

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by Adam Nicolson

A must-read for anyone interested in philosophy, history, travel, art and the quest of human beings to comprehend themselves. Full review >

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by Amy Kurzweil

Intimate reflections and powerful visual elements combine in an exemplary work of graphic nonfiction. Full review >

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by Devorah Baum

A rollicking account about marriage in books, movies, and culture, told with authority and genuine warmth. Full review >

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by Julia Wertz ; illustrated by Julia Wertz

Her story may be “completely average,” but the way she tells and draws it is extraordinary. Full review >

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by Kenji Yoshino & David Glasgow

A sensitive and sensible handbook for encouraging positive conversations about identity. Full review >

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by Kate Zernike

A fascinating, heartening account of successful advocacy in the scientific and academic communities. Full review >

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