Going back ten years to 2016, Sarah and Catherine Gilmore (@GilmoreGuide) dive into the annual Bookish Time Capsule episode and revisit the book world from that year. They cover big bookish highlights — from the buzziest books of the year to the award winners — along with what was happening in the wider world at the time. They also look back at their own reading from 2016, including their favorite releases, and share a quick round-up of listener-submitted favorites. This episode is overflowing with great backlist titles to add to your TBR!

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Highlights

The big news that was going on outside the book world
Book stories and trends that dominated 2016
The 2016 books that have had staying power
Big books and award winners for the year
Reading in the blog years before the Rock Your Reading Tracker
Sarah's and Catherine's personal 2016 reading stats
Listener-submitted favorites from 2016

2016 Bookish Time Capsule [1:45] The World Beyond Books

Bad Blood by John Carreyrou (2018)| Amazon | Bookshop.org [3:09]
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1960) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [4:59]
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (2011) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [5:11]
- Ferrante's true identity has never been confirmed, despite multiple attempts by journalists and various theories pointing to different people.

Book Industry Sales and Trends

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J. K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [10:02]
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (2015) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [10:10]
Killing the Rising Sun by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [10:21]
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (2012) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [10:36]
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (2012) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [10:40]
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1960) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [10:45]
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (2014) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [10:57]
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo (2014) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [11:12]
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (2015) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [11:16]
StrengthsFinder 2.0 from Gallup (2007) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [11:20]
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [11:30]
The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [11:33]
After You by Jojo Moyes (2015) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [11:49]
The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [11:52]
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [11:59]
Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter (2016)| Amazon | Bookshop.org [12:36]
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow (2004) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [12:49]
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [13:04]
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [13:05]
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George (English Translation, 2015) | Amazon| Bookshop.org [13:32]
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman (English Translation, 2015) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [13:39]
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware (2015) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [13:51]

Big Books of 2016

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [15:47]
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 2) by Sarah J. Maas (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [16:28]
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [17:25]
Pines (Wayward Pines, 1) by Blake Crouch (2012) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [17:57]
Recursion by Blake Crouch (2019) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [18:17]
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [18:34]
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles (2011) | Amazon | Bookshop.org <...