Loving this list, y'all. Thanks Andromeda for starting this thread.

My two big hits this year have been:

It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens - danah boyd. Still
working on this one, but it's an eye-opener re: privacy, social media,
teens and adults. The author is offering the digital version for free
download: http://www.danah.org/itscomplicated/

No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics - anthology edited by
Justin Hall. Nice collection, many styles and voices represented.

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On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Sarah Walden <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> My library hold list has already doubled in size - thanks for all the
> great recommendations!
>
> I will second the plug for _The Martian_ by Andy Weir. Very gripping, and
> the science felt believable and realistic. John Scalzi's latest, _Lock In_,
> was also a blast to read, and raises some really thought-provoking
> questions about disability, race, and gender, all wrapped up in a
> near-future SF murder mystery.
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Andromeda Yelton
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?
>
> Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did
> you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too?  (And hey,
> we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so
> forth.)
>
> Mine:
> http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online)
> - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally*
> I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain.
>
> _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum
> opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If
> you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson,
> Isabel Wilkerson has you covered.
>
> _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and
> Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the
> theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest
> throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair.
>
> _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who
> can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling,
> physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette.
>
> --
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