Welcome to my list of some of the books I’ve read! For more information on why I keep this list, see my post, My Big List of Books.
I’d love to hear from you. Let me know what books are on your list, or if you have any recommendations!
2012
You Went Away by Timothy Findley
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Torch by Cheryl Strayed
ChiRunning by Danny Dreyer
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Complete Guide To Yin Yoga by Bernie Clarke
Apocalypse for Beginners by Nicolas Dickner
Crafty Screenwriting: Writing Movies That Get Made by Alex Epstein
2011
"Volkswagen Blues" by Jacques Poulin
How not to write a screenplay : 101 common mistakes most screenwriters make by Denny Martin Flinn.
My Sister’s Blue Eyes by Jacques Poulin
Maus: A Survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman
Volkswagen Blues by Jacques Poulin
The Dark Tower by Stephen King
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
On Becoming a Novelist by John Gardner (1/2)
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne & Dave King
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
"Kiss the Sunset Pig" by Laurie Gough
Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King
Goldfish by Brian Michael Bendis (graphic novel)
Fast & Easy by Suzanne Somers
Eat Great, Lose Weight by Suzanne Somers
Return of the King by J.R. Tolkein
Revision and Self-Editing by James Scott Bell
The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis
Two Towers by J.R. Tolkein
"No Great Mischief" by Alistair MacLeod
Matilda by Rohl Dahl
Essex County by Jeff Lemire
Firefly: Shepard’s Story
Unless by Carol Shields
Intro to The Intention Experiment by Lynne McTaggart
The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien
On Writing by Stephen King (second time)
"Come Thou Tortoise" by Jessica Grant
2010
The Birth House by Ami McKay (Started..)
A Song for Suzanna by Stephen King
Naked by David Sedaris
The Field by Lynne McTaggart
Paddy Clark Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Buffy Comic Book 7
Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O’Neill
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (1/2)
"The Yiddish Policemen's Union" by Michael Chabon
The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan
Good Omen by Neil Gaiman (1/2)
Buffy Comics Books 1-6
Wolves of Calla by Stephen King
Abduction by John E. Mack (1/2)
Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
A Winter’s Tale: The Wreck of the Florizel by Cassie Brown
Revenge of the Paste Eaters by Peck
Kiss The Sunset Pig by Laurie Gough
Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
"Who Named The Knife" by Linda Spalding
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
The End of the Alphabet by C. S. Richardson
Come, Thou Tortoise by Jessica Grant
A Walk In The Woods by Bill Bryson
The English Major by Jim Harrison
Henry V by Shakespeare
No Great Mischief by Alistar McLeod (3rd time)
Secret Power of Yoga by Nischala Joy Devi
Iliad by Homer
Long Story Short by Elyse Fieldman
"A Short History of Indians in Canada" by Thomas King
Wizards and Glass by Stephen King
Angel Season 6 comics 1-12
Complete Guide to Blogging by Huffington Post (½)
Wasteland by Stephen King
Nikolski by Nicholis Dickner
Escape from Cubicle Nation: From corporate prisoner to thriving entrepreneur by Pamela Slim
Help Me, Jacques Cousteau by Gil Anderson
The Drawing Of The Three by Stephen King
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
"Kingdom of Ten Thousand Things" by Gary Geddes
Generation X by Douglas Coupland
Brick Lane by Monica Ali (½)
Icefields by Thomas Wharton (½)
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards
2009
Hatha Yoga -
Coyote Cowgirl by Kim Antieau
The Jade Peony by Wayson Choy
Good To a Fault by Marina Endicott
Knit Two by Kate Jacobs
The Gunslinger by Stephen King
"Coming Through Slaughter" by Michael Ondaatje
Ender’s Shadow by Orson Scott Card
Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pulman
Lullaby by Palahniuk, Chuck
The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
Blinding Light by Paul Theroux (1/3)
A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemmingway
The Yiddish Policeman’s Unionby Michael Chabon
"Maus: A Survivors Tale" by Art Spiegelman
October Light by Jon Gardner
My Russian Love by Dan Frank
The Big Red Fez by Seth Godin
The 100 Mile Diet by Smith, Alisa
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Riding The Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux
Memoirs of A Geisha by Arthur Golden
Zen and The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenanceby Robert M. Pirsig
"Brown Girl In The Ring" by Nalo Hopkinson
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
This Book Will Save Your Life by A.M. Holmes
Divisadero by Michael Ondaatje
Coming Through Slaughter by Michael Ondaatje
Fear and Loathing in America– Hunter S. Thompson letters
Fruit: A novel about a boy and his nipplesby Brian Francis
"Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
The Woman Next Door Is Pregnant by Michel Tremblay
The Outlander by Gil Adamson
The Book Of Negros by Lawrence Hill
Random Books From The Missing Years
(Not a complete list! Not by far!)
Not Wanted on The Voyage by Timothy Findley
King Leary by Paul Quarrington
Brown Girl in the Ringby Nalo Hopkinson
"84 Charing Cross Road" by Helen Hanff
Cocksure by Mordecai Richler
Rockbound by Frank Parker Day
The Last Crossing by Guy Vanderhaeghe
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence
Fall On Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
The Steep Approach To Garbadaleby Iain Banks
"Rockbound" by Frank Parker Day
Spanish Fly by Will Ferguson
The Empress Letters by Linda Rogers
Who Named The Knife by Linda Spalding
Reading Writers Reading by Danielle Schaub
Friends Of Meager Fortune by David Adams Richard
My Heart Is Africa by Scott Griffin
Wild Ducks Flying Backwards by Tom Robbins
Son Of A Witch by Gregory Maguire
A Short History Of Indians In Canadaby Thomas King
"Riding The Iron Rooster - By Train Through China" by Paul Theroux
A Map Of Glass by Jane Urquhart
Lurking Back: East Sooke No-News by Peg Pyner
Kingdom Of Ten Thousand Things by Gary Geddes
Going Coastal by Wendy French
Tree by David Suzuki
Beauty Tips From Moosejaw by Will Ferguson
84 Charing Cross Road by Helen Hanff
The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by Helen Hanff
2003
"Heave" by Christy Ann Conlin
Running in the Family by Michael Ondaatje
Fury by Salman Rushdie
Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King
Sleepwalking by Adrine Tomine
McSweeny’s Vol 1
Pearls 2003
The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky
The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov
Griffin and Sabineby Nick Bancock
"Lullabies For Little Criminals" by Heather O'Neill
Beyond the Pale by Elana Dykewomon
The Portrait of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Fourth Hand by John Irving
Harry Potter and the Philosiphers Stone by J.K Rowling
Harry Potter and the Secret Chamber by J.K Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban by J.K Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix by J.K Rowling
2002
Ground Works - Avant-Garde For Thee
Coming Through Slaughter by Michael Ondaatje
One Good Story, That One by Thomas King
The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemmingway
The Fuck Up by Arthur Nersesian
Simple Recipes by Madelene Thien
World Of Wonders by Robertson Davies
Generica by Will Ferguson
The Forgetting Room by Nick Bantock
Heave by Christy Ann Conilin
Miss Wyomingby Douglas Couplan
"Help Me Jacques Cousteau" by Gil Adamson
The Collected Works Of Billy The Kid by Michael Ondaatje
Gondar by Nicholas Luard
Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
Ground Works: Avant-Garde For Thee ed Christian Bok
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by David Egger
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
King Leoplolds Ghosts by Adam Hochschild
A Stolen Life by Angie Gignac
2001
"Amsterdam" by Ian McEwan
In The Skin Of The Lion by Michael Ondaatje
The Water Method Man by John Irving
Life After God by Douglas Coupland
All Families Are Psychotic by Douglas Coupland
Fly Boy Action Figure Comes With Gas Mask by Jim Munroe
Confessions Of An Ugly Stepsister by Gregory McGuire
Amsterdam by Ian Ewan
Handwriting by Michael Ondaatje
Anil’s Ghostby Michael Ondaatje
"Flyboy Action Figure Comes With Gas Mask" by Jim Munroe
The Apprecticeship Of Duddy Kravitz by Mordeci Richtler
The World According To Garp by John Irving
Contact by Carl Sagan
The Stand by Stephen King
Joshua Then and Now by Mordeci Richler
The Talesman by Stephen King
On Writing by Stephen King
The Dead Zone by Stephen King
The Cashierby Gabrielle Roy
"Coyote Cowgirl" by Kim Antieau
The Last of The Crazy People by Timothy Findley
Girlfriend In A Coma by Douglas Coupland
No Great Mischief by Alistar MacLeod
Last Salt Gift of Blood by Alistar MacLeod
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan
And then there are all the books I read before this list….
I keep lists, too, of all the books I read and all the movies I watch.
Here are the books for 2011 so far:
Books:
1. The Book of Small by Emily Carr
2. Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
3. Annabel by Kathleen Winters
4. Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
5. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
6. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
7. The Passage by Justin Cronin
8. Broken Shore by Peter Temple
9. The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis
10. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
11. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
12. Breath by Tim Winton
13. The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G, Wells
14. Various Miracles by Carol Shields
15. Alcoholics Anonymous by Bill W. et al.
16. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
17. Babies for Beginners by Roni May
18. Came to Believe (various)
19. The Anthologist by Nicholson Baker
20. Watership Down by Richard Adams
21. The Hungry Years by William Leith
22. How We Are Hungry by Dave Eggers
23. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
24. Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson
25. Bossypants by Tina Fey
26. Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart
27. The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption and Pee by Sarah Silverman
28. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
29. Roseannearchy: Dispatches from the Nut Farm by Roseanne Barr
30. The Strain by Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan
31. Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden
32. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
33. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
34. The Weed that Strings the Hangman’s Bag by Alan Bradley
35. Bad Blood by Lorna Sage
36. Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
37. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
38. The Fall by Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan
Wow, Beth, you’ve been busy!