{"id":6322,"date":"2021-12-26T19:09:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-26T08:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michellecooper-writer.com\/blog\/?p=6322"},"modified":"2021-12-26T19:14:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T08:14:53","slug":"my-favourite-books-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michellecooper-writer.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/my-favourite-books-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"My Favourite Books of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

I usually post about my favourite books of the year by Christmas Eve, but this week, I was somewhat distracted due to a) the hospital where I work going into Red Alert and having to evacuate our floor to make room for extra COVID beds, just after we\u2019d finally moved back to our usual offices, at a time when most staff had gone on much-needed holidays or were in COVID isolation, why did I agree to work this week WHY, and then b) being identified as a COVID contact, developing symptoms and going into isolation on Christmas Eve. <\/p>\n

This was a fitting end to a year in which my state experienced catastrophic floods, an earthquake, a mouse plague, our Premier resigning due to a corruption scandal, and of course, there was that ongoing pandemic with lots of exciting new viral variants. Also, the apartment building where I live needed urgent repairs that included demolishing and rebuilding all the balconies, so I’ve been living in a dark, noisy, dust-filled construction site for the past eight months. <\/p>\n

Remember this time last year, when we were all looking forward to 2021?<\/p>\n

At least I read some good new books. My favourite novels for adults were The Friend<\/em><\/a> by Sigrid Nunez and Room for a Stranger<\/em><\/a> by Melanie Cheng. I also found Save the Cat! Writes a Novel<\/em><\/a> by Jessica Brody informative and helpful (although alas, I did not make much writing progress this year, see above). My favourite books for children and teenagers included When the Ground is Hard<\/em><\/a> by Malla Nunn, The Cricket Term<\/em><\/a> by Antonia Forest and Maddie in the Middle<\/em><\/a> by Julia Lawrinson. I may have read some other good books this year. I can’t remember. I can\u2019t even recall my phone number at the moment.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, I have a pile of library books to keep me entertained during my COVID isolation period:<\/p>\n

\"Library<\/p>\n

I hope you\u2019ve had a good reading year, despite all the challenges that 2021 has brought us, and that you\u2019re having a safe and enjoyable holiday season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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