Look at us! Back together after only a week. And this time I have double the number of titles to share. So gather up that Christmas cash. As promised, here’s a list of my favorite books of 2023 in no particular order. Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward Annis, a young adult slave, is sold south by her sire, a rice plantation owner in the Carolinas, which sets in motion a journey of grief, rebirth, and ultimately, ascendance.