This year I managed to read some 140 books (there's still 13 days to go so I'm sure my number will grow). Here were my top 10 of 2019 that were published in 2019 (along with some other titles I loved this year). 1. Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir by Ruth Reichl. I want to describe this book as The Devil Wears Prada but with food. But that’s a gross misrepresentation of Reichl’s journey from food writer to editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine. Reichl shows us that food writing is more than just about food; it’s about politics, family and travel. It is at our essence as humans. Reichl’s book is the most human piece of 2019. 2. Daisy Jones & the Six: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Daisy Jones is the reason why I read. To get lost. To become so utterly submersed in a world that the character’s feel tangible. Written from the perspective of over half-dozen characters, with interviews and monologues, Daisy Jones is a biting, hilarious and enjoyable look at po...