One of my favorite parts of December is reading everyone's best-books-of-the-year lists. Sure, I love the lists by authors, theologians, and friends I respect, but I will read pretty much anybody's list. Probably because I'm nosy and like to know what people are reading.

In that tradition, I want to share my own top books list (in no particular order).

Note: These aren't all books that were published in 2016, just ones that I read this year.