100+ Books in 2025 discussion

18. A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce 1/31/13
17. Sweetly by Jackson Pearce 1/28/13
16. The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons by Barbara Mariconda 1/26/13
15. The Walking Dead Compendium Two by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn and others 1063 pages 1/23/13 graphic novel
14. The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth Laban 1/22/13
13. One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt 1/19/13
12. Colin Fischer by Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz 1/19/13
11. Love and Leftovers by Sarah Tregay 1/18/2013 novel in verse
10. The Sweet Potato Queen’s Book of Love by Jill Conner Browne 1/18/13
9. Who Done It? An Investiagtion of Murder Most Foul: Alibis by Authors with Motives Conducted by Jon Scieszka and YOU, the Reader 1/17/13
8. The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth 1/12/13
7. Tilt by Ellen Hopkins 1/10/13 novel in verse
6. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt 1/10/13
5. A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly 1/9/13
4. Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan 1/6/13
3. Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol 1/5/13 graphic novel
2. Beneath a Meth Moon by Jacqueline Woodson 1/5/13
1. What Came from the Stars by Gary D. Schmidt
January:
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33. Hereafter by Tara Hudson didn’t finish 2/25/13
32. Fated by Alyson Noel didn’t finish 2/25/13
31. The Telling by Ursula K. LeGuin 2/23/13
30. Star Trek: the Next Generation Doctor Who Assimilation2 Volume 2 by Scott Tipton 2/21/13 graphic novel
29. The Warrior’s Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold 2/21/13 reread
28. Room by Emma Donoghue 2/16/13
27. Doctor Who: The Wheel of Ice by Stephen Baxter 2/15/13
26. The Beet Fields: Memories of as Sixteenth Summer by Gary Paulson 2/11/13
25. Under the Blood- Red Sun by Graham Salisbury 2/10/13
24. The Cruisers: Checkmate by Walter Dean Myers 2/9/13
23. The Cruisers by Walter Dean Myers 2/9/13
22. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin 2/8/13
21. Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage didn’t finish 2/5/13
20. Operation Oleander by Valerie O. Patterson 2/3/13
19. Lost Boy by Brent Jeffs with Maia Szalavitz 2/1/13 nonfiction
February:

44. Jip His Story by Katherine Paterson 3/30/13
43. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater 3/29/13
42. Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward 3/24/13 Gave copies of this book away on World Book Night.
41. Funny How Things Change by Melissa Wyatt 3/20/13
40. The Learning Tree by Gordon Parks 3/18/13
39. The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls by Julie Schumacher 3/15/13
38. Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs 3/13/13
37. The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton 3/11/13
36. Sphere by Michael Crichton didn’t finish 3/7/13
35. Ghetto Cowboy by G. Neri, illustrated Jesse Joshua Watson 3/5/13
34. Thirteen Orphans by Jane Lindskold 3/4/13
March:

58. Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Cholodenko 4/29/13
57. The Changeling Garden by Winifred Elze 4/28/13
56. Living with Shakespeare: Essays by Writers, Actors, and Directors edited by Susannah Carson non-fiction 4/26/13
55. Ashfall by Mike Mullin 4/20/13
54. The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd 4/19/13
53. Bone: Volume One Out From Boneville by Jeff Smith 4/18/13 graphic novel
52. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein 4/17/13
51. I Am Not Myself These Days by Josh Kilmer- Purcell 4/14/13
50. Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy by Sonya Sones 4/11/13
49. The World Without You by Joshua Henkin 4/11/13
48. Gold by Chris Cleave didn’t finish 4/8/13
47. Shine by Lauren Myracle 4/7/13
46. Back in the Game by Charles Holdefer 4/4/13
45. The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker 4/3/13
April

73. Steel’s Edge by Ilona Andrews 5/31/13
72. Swamplandia! by Karen Russell 5/29/13
71. Doctor Who: The Official Doctionary 5/23/13
70. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks Read by a full cast 5 cds long, 5/24/13
69. The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead by Max Brooks 5/25/13
68. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks 5/22/13 reread
67. Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church by Lauren Drain with Lisa Pulitzer 5/19/13
66. “Tidy Endings” by Harvey Fierstein adapted by Katherine Hawkins 5/18/13
65. Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt 5/16/13
64. Other by Karen Kincy 5/11/13
63. Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate 5/9/13 novel in verse
62. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell 5/8/13
61. Hollow Earth by John Barrowman and Carole E. Barrowman 5/7/13
60. The Adventures of Rabbi Harvey: A Graphic Novel of Jewish Wisdom and Wit in the Wild West by Steve Sheinkin 5/6/13 graphic novel
59. Zoo City by Lauren Beukes 5/3/13
May

86. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Nail Gaiman 6/28/13
85. The River of Doubt by Candice Millard 6/24/13 nonfiction
84. “Elm Circle” by Mick Casale 6/24/13 play
83. “Over the River and Through the Woods” by Joe De Piero 6/24/13 play
82. Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman ~6/ 22/13 reread
81. The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. LeGuin 6/19/13 reread
80. Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron edited by Jonathan Strahan 6/16/13 & 6/28/13
79. Raising Resilient Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Strategies for Helping Them Maximaze Their Strengths, Cope with Adversity, and Develop a Social Mindset by Robert Brooks, Ph.D., and Sam Goldstein, Ph. D. didn’t finish (for now) 6/11/13 non-fiction
78. You Don’t Know Me by David Klass 6/9/13
77. Tricked by Kevin Hearne 6/8/13
76. Period 8 by Chris Crutcher 6/6/13
75. Love All by Callie Wright 6/4/13
74. The Book of Dead Days by Marcus Sedgwick didn’t finish 6/1/13
June

104. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau- Banks by E. Lockhart didn’t finish 7/30/13
103. Frames: a Valentino Mystery by Loren D. Estleman 7/28/13
102. The Ordinary Acrobat: A Journey into the Wondrous World of the Circus, Past and Present by Duncan Wall 7/24/13 nonfiction
101. Alive!: A Valentino Mystery by Loren D. Estleman 7/20/13
100. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman illustrated by Dave McKean 7/19/13 reread
99. The Make Good Art Speech by Neil Gaiman graphically designed by Chip Good 7/18/13 illustrated advice book
98. The Heat of the Sun by David Rain didn’t finish 7/17/13
97. Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne 7/14/13
96. How do You Spell G*e*e*k*? by Julie Anne Peters 7/14/13
95. Not that Kind of Girl by Siobhan Vivian 7/12/13
94. The World’s Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette’s, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family by Josh Hanagarne 7/11/13
93. “Manny and Jake” by Harvey Feirstien 7/9/13 one act play
92. “On Tidy Endings” by Harvey Feirstien 7/9/13 91 one act play
91. “Safe Sex” by Harvey Feirstien 7/9/13 one act play
90. Spellcrossed by Barbara Ashford 7/9/13
89. Monument 14: Sky on Fire by Emmy Laybourne 7/5/13 pub 2013
88. The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to his White Mother by James McBride 7/4/13 nonfiction
87. The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan 7/3/13
July:

118.Wolves, Boys, & Other Things That Might Kill Me by Kristin Chandler 8/29/13
117. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman 8/26/13
116. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain didn’t finish 8/25/13
115. Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement- Moore didn’t finish 8/21/13
114. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz 8/21/13
113. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett 8/20/13
112. Babayaga by Toby Barlow didn’t finish 8/15/13
111. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor 8/13/13
110. Alone: a Valentino Mystery by Loren D. Estleman 8/9/13
109. Fallout by Todd Strasser 8/7/13
108. Freaks Like Us by Susan Vaught 8/6/13
107. Bumped by Megan McCafferty 8/5/13
106. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 7 cds and 307 pages and his Newberry acceptance speech 8/3/13
105. Big Fat Manifesto by Susan Vaught 8/2/13
August

September
132. Bridge of Birds: A Novel of Ancient China that Never Was by Barry Hughart 188/278 pages 9/28/13
131. Curses! Foiled Again by Jane Yolen art by Mike Cavallaro 9/21/13 YA/ MG fantasy graphic novel
130. Boy 21 by Matthew Quick 9/17/13, YA
129. Doll Bones by Holly Black 9/16/12, middle grade
128. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomedy by Alison Bechdel 9/12/13 graphic novel
127. Drama by Raina Telgemeier ~9/10/13 graphic novel
126. “The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later” by Moises Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theater Project 61 pages 9/8/13 play
125. The Art of Wishing by Lindsay Ribar ~9/8/13
124. Go Big or Go Home by Will Hobbs 9/7/13
123. Fagin the Jew by Will Eisner 9/6/13 graphic novel
122. “The Laramie Project” by Moises Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theater Project 9/6/13 reread, play
121. Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys 9/4/13
120. Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews 9/4/13
119. Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick novelish memoir
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October
145. Devilish by Maureen Johnson 263 pages 10/31/13 pub 2006
144. Lady Lazarus by Michelle Lang 318 pages 10/29/13
143. Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan 200 pages 10/23/13 pub 2013
142. Not Your Ordinary Wolf Girl by Emily Pohl- Weary 217 pages 10/22/13 pub 2013
141. My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher 214 pages 10/21/13 pub 2012
140. The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty 367 pages 10/21/13 pub 2012
139. Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean: How a Generation of Swashbuckling Jews Carved Out an Empire in the New World in Their Quest for Treasure, Religious Freedom – and Revenge by Edward Kriztler 136/ 324 pages 10/19/13
138. Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris 338 pages 10/17/13
137. The Invention of Hugo Cabret: A Novel in Words and Pictures by Brian Selznick 533 pages 10/16/13
136. A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Childhood by Qais Akbar Omar 152/ 388 pages 10/15/13
135. Shanghai Girls by Lisa See 314 pages 10/12/13
134. Smoke by Ellen Hopkins 543 pages 10/6/13
133. Omens by Kelley Armstrong 486 pages 10/3/13
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November
154. The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two by Catherynne M. Valente 248 pages 11/25/13 pub 2013
153. Joss Whedon and Religion: Essays on an Angry Atheist’s Explorations of the Sacred edited by Anthony R. Mills, John W. Morehead and J. Ryan Parker 232 pages 11/23/13 pub 2013
152. Doctor Who: Heart of Stone by Trevor Baxendale 200 pages 11/19/13 pub 2011
151. Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son by Lori Duron 261 pages 11/13/13 pub 2013
150. Picture Me Gone by Meg Rosoff 239 pages 11/12/13 pub 2013
149.Time Flies and Other Short Plays by David Ives 222 pages 11/11/13 pub 2001
148. Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish by David Rakoff 113 pages 11/10/13 pub 2013
147. A Most Dangerous Deception; Book 1 of Palace of Spies by Sarah Zettel 362 pages 11/8/13 pub 2013
146. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black 419 pages 11/4/13 pub 2013

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December
173. The Waiting Tree by Lindsay Moynihan 218 pages 12/31/13
172. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese 667 pages 12/30/13 pub 2009
171. The Fifty Year Sword by Mark Z. Danielewski 120/ 286 pages 12/27/13 pub 2012
170. Lost on a Mountain in Maine by Donn Fendler as told to Joseph B. Egan 109 pages 12/27/13 pub 1992, 1978
169. Mistress of the Art of Death by Arianna Franklin 381 pages 12/25/13 pub 2007
168. Hourglass by Myra McIntire 77/ 390 pages 12/22/13 pub 2011
167. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 246 pages 12/20/13 pub 1970
166. “Magic Gifts” by Ilona Andrews 107 pages 12/17/13 pub 2012
165. Through the Evil Days by Julia Spencer- Fleming 355 pages 12/17/13 pub 2013
164. Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King 282 pages 12/16/13 pub 2011
163. Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup 336 pages 12/15/13 pub 1853, reprint 1970
162. Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman 59/ 310 pages 12/14/13 pub 2007
161. The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff ~54/ 343 pages 12/12/13 pub 2010
160. The Real Boy by Anne Ursu 343 pages 12/11/13 pub 2013
159. Enchanted by Alethea Kontis 305 pages 12/7/13 pub 2012
158. Heaven is Paved with Oreos by Catherine Gilbert Murdock 201 pages 12/4/13 pub 2013
157. In the Garden: Poems by Susan Fantl Spivack 52 pages 12/3/13 pub 2013
156. Never Mind the Goldbergs by Matthue Roth 360 pages 12/3/13 pub 2005
155. Wool by Hugh Howey 509 pages 12/2/13 pub 2012

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