Our Midwestern Life

Abigail Murrish sits down with Hillary Copsey, founder of Make America Read, to discuss their favorite reads from 2017 and how those books shaped their lives and perspectives on the world. Sign-up for Hillary's newsletter Make America Read. And, follow Hillary on Instagram and Twitter at @HillaryCopsey. Sign-up for Hillary's newsletter Make America Read. The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker Exit West by Mohsin Hamid Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Mr. Rochester by Sarah Shoemaker Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke In the Shelter by Pádraig Ó Tuama The Three Pines Series by Louise Penny The Tech-Wise Family by Andy Crouch