We're getting to the end of the year.

It's a good time to assemble your list of favorites from 2023.

Host Christopher Purdy and his guests will discuss their favorite books of 2023.

Host:

Christopher Purdy, All Sides Weekend and Classical 101 morning host

Guests:

Kassie Rose, WOSU book critic
Kris Hickey, youth services manager of the Columbus Metropolitan Library
Nick White, Professor of Creative Writing, The Ohio State University

Here's a list of Christopher Purdy's favorite books from 2023:

Mr. B: George Balanchine's Twentieth Century by Jennifer Homans
The Grand Affair: John Singer Sargent and His World by Paul Fisher
Come Back to Sorrento by Dawn Powell
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
The Buddhist on Death Row by David Sheff
Such Kindness by Andrew Dubus III
Banyan Moon by Thao Tai
Time's Echo by Jeremy Eichler