The 10 Best Books of 2018, according to the New York Times Book Review editors:
Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday — female, no birthdate but looks young
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai — female, born in 1978.
The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani — female, born 1981
There There by Tommy Orange — male, born in 1982
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan — female, born in 1978
American Prison by Shane Bauer — male, no birthdate but looks young
Educated by Tara Westover — female, born in 1986
Frederick Douglass by David W. Blight — male, born in 1949
How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan — male, born in 1955
Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs — female, born in 1978
The books about Jobs looks interesting… maybe I’ll try to read them all?