Reading Lists

1. The Married Man by Edmund White
2. Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich
3. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
4. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
5. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
6. The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
7. Rumors by Anna Godbersen
8. Riot (audio) by Walter Dean Myers
9. Envy by Anna Godbersen
10. Splendor by Anna Godbersen
11. Days of Blood and Starlight by by Laini Taylor
12. Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen
13. Beautiful Days by Anna Godbersen
14. The Lucky Ones by Anna Godbersen
15. Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber
16. Divergent by Veronica Roth
17. Perry’s Killer Playlist by Joe Schreiber
18. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
19. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
20. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
21. Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
22. The List by Karin Tanabe
23. Dark Tide by Elizabeth Haynes
24. The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
25. The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa

Reading List 2012
1. 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami (Yea, I know it’s #50 on the 2011 list, but I started it last year, it’s 925 pages, and this is my list. I also review it in this podcast.)
2. Deadline (audio) by Mira Grant
3. KnitKnit (audio) by Sabrina Gschwandtner
4. Trashy Book #1 (listen to the podcast for more information on this trashy sci-fi romantic thriller)
5. The Secret Life of a Knitter by the Yarn Harlot (Stephanie Pearl-McPhee)
6. Swann’s Way (audio) by Marcel Proust
7. V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton
8. Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater by Patricia and Adam Scribner
9. Trashy Book #2
10. Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
11. Mozart’s Last Aria by Matt Rees
12. Raylan (audio) by Elmore Leonard (If you haven’t watched the FX Series Justified or read previous Raylan Givens books… what’s wrong with you?)
13. The Fear Index by Robert Harris
14. Fire in the Hole (audio) by Elmore Leonard (the basis for the Justified TV Series)
15. Plum Lovin’ (audio) by Janet Evanovitch
16. Visions of Sugar Plums (audio) by Janet Evanovitch
17. Plum Lucky (audio) by Janet Evanovitch
18. Soft Target by Stephen Hunter
19. Crime and Punishment by Fyoder Dostoyevsky
20. Dead Zero by Stephen Hunter
21. A Tale of Two Cities (audio) by Charles Dickens (totally the fault of the Subway Knits podcast!)
22. Angels of Vengeance by John Birmingham (reviewed in this podcast)
23. The Girl Next Door by Brad Parks
24. Faces of the Gone by Brad Parks
25. Eyes of the Innocent by Brad Parks
26. Pronto (audio) by Elmore Leonard (the first Raylen Givens book)
27. The Company of the Dead by David Kowalski (reviewed in this podcast)
28. Raise the Gipper by John Barnes (reviewed in this podcast)
29. Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George
30. The ExPats by Chris Pavone
31. The Increment by David Ignatius (very predictable, don’t bother)
32. Capital by John Lanchester (reviewed in this podcast)
33. The Paris Wife (audio) by Paula McLain
34. Lunch in Paris (a love story with recipes) by Elizabeth Bard (reviewed in this podcast)
35. Play Nice by Gemma Halliday
36. Night on Fire by Douglas Corleone
37. Thirteen Hours by Deon Meyer
38. Steal the Show by Thomas Kaufman
39. Kingdom of Strangers by Zoe Ferraris
40. Trackers by Deon Meyer
41. Blood Safari by Deon Meyer
42. The United States of Arugula by David Kamp (reviewed in this podcast)
43. The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
44. Hitman by Parnell Hall
45. Firewall by Henning Mankell
46. The White Lioness by Henning Mankell
47. Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die by Nancy Martin
48. Have Your Cake and Kill Him Too by Nancy Martin
49. A Crazy Little Thing Called Death by Nancy Martin
50. Murder Melts in Your Mouth by Nancy Martin
51. Yes, Chef (audio) by Marcus Samuelsson
52. Bond Girl by Erin Duffy (reviewed in this podcast)
53. 61 Hours by Lee Child
54. Worth Dying For by Lee Child
55. The Affair by Lee Child
56. Domestic Affairs by Bridget Siegel
57. A Wanted Man by Lee Child
58. Off the Grid by P.J. Tracy
59. The Enemy by Lee Child
60. The Billionaire’s Vinegar by Benjamin Wallace
61. 11/22/63 by Stephen King
62. Persuader by Lee Child
63. The Broken Ones by Stephen M. Irwin
64. Trust Your Eyes by Linwood Barklay
65. Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead
66. The Semi-Attached Couple by Emily Eden (Librivox audio)
67. The Accident by Linwood Barklay
68. In the Kitchen by Monica Ali (gets very weird at the end …)
69. Woes of the True Policeman by Roberto Bolano (audio)
70. Jack Holmes and His Friend by Edmund White

Reading List 2011

1. Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde
2. The Lost Flamingos of Bombay by Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi
3. Pravda by David Docx
4. Finding Nouf by Zoe Ferraris
5. City of Veils by Zoe Ferraris
6. Lulu in Marrakesh by Diane Johnson
7. The Emperor’s Children by Claire Messud
8. The Magus by John Fowles
9. How to Knit a Love Song by Rachel Herron
10. Casting Off by Nicole R. Dickson
11. In the Woods by Tara French
12. The Midnight House by Alex Berenson
13. Breaking the Rules by Suzanne Brockmann
14. My Life in France (audio) by Julia Child
15. Sergio by Samantha Power
16. Girl Cook by Hanna McCouch
17. The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman
18. The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
19. The Sharper Your Knife the Less You Cry (audio) by Kathleen Flinn
20. Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
21. Inside the Kingdom (audio) by Carmen Bin Laden
22. House Rules by Jodi Picoult
23. Directive 51 by John Barnes
24. Daybreak Zero by John Barnes
25. Tabloid City by Pete Hamill (audio)
26. Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
27. Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
28. Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin
29. Feast of Crows by George R. R. Martin
30. Smokin’ Seventeen by Janet Evanovitch
31. Hunt the Moon by Karen Chance
32. A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin
33. Medium Raw (audio) by Anthony Bourdain
34. Escape from Cubicle Nation (audio) by Pamela Slim and Guy Kawasaki
35. The Semi-Detached House (audio – Librovox) by Emily Eden
36. The Wrong Mother by Sophia Hannah
37. Reamde by Neal Stephenson (my favorite author & yet another 1000+ page book this year)
38. The House of Mirth (audio – Librovox) by Edith Wharton
39. Belinda (audio – Librovox) by Maria Edgeworth
40. The Truth Teller’s Lie by Sophia Hannah
41. Faro’s Daughter by Georgette Heyer (audio – a great version from the 1970s)
42. Start Something That Matters by Blake Mycoskie (audio)
43. The Dead Lie Down by Sophia Hannah
44. The Night Eternal by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
45. The Cradle in the Grave by Sophia Hannah
46. Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
47. A Chef’s Christmas (audio) by Anthony Bourdain
48. Feed (audio) by Mira Grant
49. The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
50. 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami