books i read in…

(So, I knew I was a bit behind on listing the books I’ve read, but I didn’t realize that the last time was more than 4 years ago. Sheesh and begorrah, Batman.)

Favorite/particularly memorable books get asterisks; the more asterisks, the more the fave.

…2023

1. FAIRY TALE by Stephen King **
2. DELUSIONS OF GENDER by Cordelia Fine
3. WHY CAN’T WE SLEEP? by Darian Leader
4. THE TWO TOWERS (War of the Ring, #2) by J.R.R. Tolkien
5. CALLING ON DRAGONS (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #3) by Patricia C. Wrede
6. THE STORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER by Eva Moore *
7. NEVERWHERE by Neil Gaiman **
8. CODEPENDENT NO MORE by Melody Beattie **
9. DEAR MR. HENSHAW by Beverly Cleary *
10. GOD STALK (Kencyrath, #1) by P.C. Hodgell *
11. GOOD OMENS by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
12. TALKING TO DRAGONS (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #4) by Patricia C. Wrede
13. THE GERMAN WIFE by Kelly Rimmer *
14. DEATH IS A LONELY BUSINESS by Ray Bradbury 
15. ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET. by Judy Blume
16. THE DEMONS AT RAINBOW BRIDGE (Quintara Marathon, #1) by Jack L. Chalker *
17. THE RUN TO CHAOS KEEP (Quintara Marathon, #2) by Jack L. Chalker *
18. 90 TRILLION FAUSTS (Quintara Marathon, #3) by Jack L. Chalker *
19. MR. DARCY, VAMPYRE by Amanda Grange
20. DARK OF THE MOON (Kencyrath, #2) by P.C. Hodgell
21. ALL ABOUT LOVE: NEW VISIONS by bell hooks *
22. NERILKA’S STORY by Anne McCaffrey
23. THE CHRONICLES OF PERN: FIRST FALL by Anne McCaffrey
24. DRAGONSEYE by Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey 
25. DRAGON’S KIN by Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey 
26. DRAGON’S FIRE by Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey 
27. PANDORA by Anne Rice
28. ODD INTERLUDE by Dean Koontz
29. THE COLOSSUS AND OTHER POEMS by Sylvia Plath
30. SOUTH BREAKS (Winds of Destiny, #1) by Hannah Steenbock *
31. FAN FICTION by Brent Spiner
32. OPENING UP BY WRITING IT DOWN by James W. Pennebaker and Joshua M. Smyth
33. WHERE’D YOU PARK YOUR SPACESHIP? (Welcome to Firdus: Book 1) by Rob Bell ***
34. SEEKER’S MASK (Kencyrath, #3) by P. C. Hodgell **
35. TO RIDE A RATHORN (Kencyrath, #4) by P.C. Hodgell
36. THE LAST WISH (OSTATNIE ZYCZENIE) (The Witcher, #1) by Andrzej Sapkowski, transl. by Danusia Stok
37. THE MYSTERIES by Bill Watterson and John Kascht
38. SWORD OF DESTINY (MIECZ PRZEZNACZENIA) (The Witcher, #2) by Andrzej Sapkowski, transl. by David French **
39. JINGO DJANGO by Sid Fleischman 
40. THE SECRET STARLING by Judith Eagle **
41. HOW LONG ’TIL BLACK FUTURE MONTH? by N.K. Jemisin
42. GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES by Anita Loos
43. THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS by C.S. Lewis
44. WAS by Geoff Ryman *

…2024

1. THE SHORT STORY OF THE NOVEL by Henry Russell
2. BLOOD OF ELVES (The Witcher, #3) by Andrzej Sapkowski *
3. RAGE BECOMES HER: THE POWER OF WOMEN’S ANGER by Soraya Chemaly ***
4. BOUND IN BLOOD (Kencyrath, #5) by P.C. Hodgell *
5. HONOR’S PARADOX (Kencyrath, #6) by P.C. Hodgell **
6. THE BETRAYAL (Cyteen, #1) by C.J. Cherryh *
7. MINECRAFT, VOL. 3 (graphic novel series) by Sfé R. Monster, Sarah Graley, and John J. Hill
8. THE BALLAD OF BETA-2 by Samuel R. Delaney *
9. CREEP by Eireann Corrigan
10. A WIND IN THE DOOR (Time Quintet, #2) by Madeleine L’Engle 
11. A SWIFTLY TILTING PLANET (Time Quintet, #3) by Madeleine L’Engle
12. INSTRUCTIONS by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess
13. MANY WATERS (Time Quintet, #4) by Madeleine L’Engle
14. AN ACCEPTABLE TIME (Time Quintet, #5) by Madeleine L’Engle
15. THE REBIRTH (Cyteen, #2) by C.J. Cherryh *
16. THE VINDICATION (Cyteen, #3) by C.J. Cherryh *
17. REGENESIS (Cyteen, #4) by C.J. Cherryh *
18. BATMAN AND SON by Grant Morrison, Andy Hubert, J.H. Williams III, Tony S. Daniel *
19. WHERE’D YOU PARK YOUR SPACESHIP? (Welcome to Firdus: Book 1) by Rob Bell **
20. SMALL STEPS by Louis Sachar
21. ORIGINS by Dan Brown
22. UPON THE PUN by Paul Hammond & Patrick Hughes
23. THE SEA OF TIME (Kencyrath, #7) by P.C. Hodgell **
24. THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD (Indian in the Cupboard, #1) by Lynne Reid Banks
25. THE SIXTH PAN BOOK OF HORROR STORIES, ed. Herbert van Thal
26. BATMAN R.I.P. by Grant Morrison and Tony S. Daniel
27. STAR WARS: FROM THE ADVENTURES OF LUKE SKYWALKER by George Lucas, ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster
28. SIMONE WEIL: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION by A. Rebecca Rozelle-Stone *
29. FINAL CRISIS by Grant Morrison et al.
30. EMBRACING ALIENATION by Todd McGowan ***
31. BLACK RIVER ORCHARD by Chuck Wendig *
32. STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — ENCOUNTER AT FARPOINT by D.C. Fontana
33. STRANGE HIGHWAYS by Dean Koontz
34. ASK THE BRINDLED by No‘u Revilla
35. THERE’S A BOY IN THE GIRLS’ BATHROOM by Louis Sachar
36. ATLAS OF THE HEART by Brené Brown
37. THE DRAGON’S HANDBOOK by Barbara Rinkoff
38. FINDING SHARON by Matt Birkbeck
39. THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley *

…2025

1. HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE by Diana Wynne Jones ***
2. SEX TALKS by Vanessa and Xander Martin **
3. THE END by Catherynne M. Valente *
4. THAT MAD, BAD BADGER… by Molly Burkett
5. ROMEO AND JULIET TOGETHER (AND ALIVE!) AT LAST by AVI *
6. WHY WE CAN’T WAIT by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ***
7. THE RADIUM GIRLS by Kate Moore ***
8. THE GIRL WHO CIRCUMNAVIGATED FAIRYLAND IN A SHIP OF HER OWN MAKING by Catherynne M. Valente *
9. SERPENT’S REACH by CJ Cherryh
10. TRIPOINT by CJ Cherryh
11. FINITY’S END by CJ Cherryh 
12. THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS by Lisa Jewell
13. WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER by Tae Keller *
14. THE OVERNEATH by Peter S. Beagle
15. SIMONE WEIL: A LIFE by Simone Pétrement **
16. APRIL FOOL’S by Richie Tankersley Cusick
17. DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1) by Matt Dinniman *
18. CARL’S DOOMSDAY SCENARIO (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2) by Matt Dinniman *
19. I FORCED A BOT TO WRITE THIS BOOK by Keaton Patti
20. HORRORSTÖR by Grady Hendrix *
21. THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB’S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES by Grady Hendrix ***
22. THE DUNGEON ANARCHIST’S COOKBOOK (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #3) by Matt Dinniman *
23. THE GATE OF THE FERAL GODS (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #4) by Matt Dinniman **
24. MATILDA by Roald Dahl
25. A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA (Earthsea Cycle, #1) by Ursula K Le Guin
26. THE BUTCHER’S MASQUERADE (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #5) by Matt Dinniman *
27. THE EYE OF THE BEDLAM BRIDE (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #6) by Matt Dinniman **
28. WEYWARD by Emilia Hart ***
29. FLOCK by Kate Stewart *
30. TIME AND THE BATMAN by Grant Morrison & Tony Salvador Daniel
31. BATMAN & ROBIN: BATMAN REBORN by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely & Philip Tan
32. DRAGON HARPER by Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey 
33. BATMAN & ROBIN: BATMAN VS. ROBIN by Grant Morrison, Cameron Stewart & Andy Clarke *
34. DRAGONSBLOOD by Todd McCaffrey 
35. DRAGONHEART by Todd McCaffrey 
36. DRAGONGIRL by Todd McCaffrey 
37. THIS INEVITABLE RUIN (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #7) by Matt Dinniman **
38. DRAGON’S TIME by Todd McCaffrey 
39. SKY DRAGONS by Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey *
40. THE MASTERHARPER OF PERN by Anne McCaffrey 
41. ANNO DRACULA by Kim Newman *
42. A FLICKER IN THE DARK by Stacy Willingham
43. THE WHALEBONE THEATRE by Joanna Quinn ***
44. A DEADLY EDUCATION (The Scholomance, Lesson 1) by Naomi Novak *
45. THE TOMBS OF ATUAN (Earthsea Cycle, #2) by Ursula K Le Guin *
46. HUNTING MAGIC EELS by Richard Beck
47. THIS CURSED HOUSE by Del Sandeen
48. THE SEARCHER by Tana French ***
49. IVY by Katherine Coville
50. BUTCHER & BLACKBIRD (Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1) by Brynne Weaver *

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As of today, I’m on book nr. 17 for 2026. 😁

XOXO