Writers tend to be avid readers.
And I'd like to think the best writers read the most.
Instead of trying to remember all the books I read, or half-read in 2014, I thought I'd start a running list of books read at the beginning of this year and then keep adding as I read more. Not going to include cookbooks here.
My former high school English teacher (now retired) often sends me books he thinks I'd enjoy. He often explains why he thought I'd love a certain book on a Post-It notes. I treasure his thoughtful Post-It notes, sometimes more than the novel itself.
Since he is retired and reads nearly full-time, I cannot read nearly as much as he does. Now and then I find a book he hasn't read and is interested in reading. For example, last year, he thanked me for introducing him to authors Don Lee, Ben Fountain, Jumpha Lahiri, Ruth Ozeki. These moments are rare, but ones I enjoy fully. Helping someone discover a new voice is a thrilling moment.
Always kick off the year strong. Livestrong, Readstrong!
1 ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr
2 AND THE MOUNTAINS ECHOED by Khaled Hosseini
3 DEPARTMENT OF SPECULATION by Jenny Offill
4 DISGRACED by Ayad Akhtar
5 DISOBEDIENCE by Naomi Alderman
6 ENGLISH TEACHER by Lily King
7 EUPHORIA by Lily King
8 FAMILY LIFE by Akhil Sharma
9 FATES & FURIES by Lauren Groff
10 FINDING JAKE by Bryan Reardon
11 FOURTH OF JULY CREEK by Smith Henderson
12 GIRL ON THE TRAIN By Paula Hawkins
13 HEADING OUT TO WONDERFUL By Robert Goolrick
14 JULIA MORGAN By Sara Holmes Boutelle
15 JULIA MORGAN By Ginger Wadsworth
16 LIAR'S GOSPEL by Naomi Alderman
17 THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF TIDYING UP by Marie Kondo
18 MARION DAVIES, a biography by Fred Lawrence Guiles
19 MEDIUM RAW, Anthony Bourdain
20 THE MOUNTAINTOP, a play by Katori Hall
21 OUTCASTS UNITED by Warren St. John
22 OUT ON THE WIRE by Jessica Abel
23 PLEASING HOUR by Lily King
24 POWER OF HABIT by Charles Duhigg
25 ROSIE PROJECT by Graeme Simsion
26 S IS FOR SILENCE by Sue Grafton
27 STARTER FOR TEN by David Nicholls
28 TIMES WE HAD by Marion Davies
29 US by David Nicholls
30 W IS FOR WASTED by Sue Grafton
31 WRIGHT BROTHERS by David McCullough
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