Read 150+ Books a Year discussion

2010 To read list:
(Italics books have been read prior to 2010)

Series
Alex Cross by James Patterson
Along Came A Spider
Kiss the Girls
Jack & Jill
Pop Goes the Weasel
Cat & Mouse
Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
Four Blind Mice
The Big Bad Wolf
Mary, Mary
Cross
Double Cross
Cross Country
Alex Cross's Trial
I, Alex Cross

The Arthur Books by Bernard Cornwall
The Winter King

Arthurian Saga by Mary Stewart
The Crystal Cave

Campus Cravings by Carol Lynne
Coach
Side-Lined
Sacking the Quarterback
Off Season
Forbidden Freshman
Broken Potter
In Bear's Bed
Office Advances
A Biker's Vow

Cattle Valley by Carol Lynne
All Play & No Work
Cattle Valley Mistletoe
Sweet Topping
Rough Ride
Physical Therapy
Out of the Shadow
Bad Boy Cowboy
The Sound of White
Gone Surfin'
Last Boquet
Eye of the Beholder

Dante Valentine by Lilith Saintcrow
Working for the Devil
Dead Man Rising
The Devil's Right Hand
Saint City Sinners
To Hell and Back

In Death by J.D. Robb
Naked in Death

Jennifer Scales by MaryJanice Davidson
Jennifer Scales and the Ancient Furnace

Jumper by Steven Gould
Jumper
Reflex
Jumper: Griffin's Story

Keys to the Kingdom
Mister Monday

Nightrunner by Lynn Flewelling
Luck in the Shadows
Stalking Darkness
Traitor's Moon
Shadows Return
The White Road

Stephanie Plum
One for the Money

Standalone
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Black Friday by James Patterson
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
The Book of Ralph by John McNally
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Gemini by Chris Owens
Hero by Perry Moore
Perma Red by Debra Magpie Earling
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Switch by Sandra Brown
The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer

2010 Read list:
1. A Fostered Love by Cameron Dane
2. All Work & No Play by Carol Lynne
3. Gay Porn by Kim Dare
4. Between Brothers by J.M. Snyder
5. In Bear's Bed by Carol Lynne
6. Without Sin by J. Thomas
7. First Kiss by J. Thomas

Ralph wrote: "2010 To read list:
(Italics books have been read prior to 2010)

Series
Alex Cross by James Patterson
Along Came A Spider
Kiss the Girls
Jack & Jill
Pop Goes the Weasel
Cat & Mouse
Roses ..."

I like James Patterson as well, always a quick little read. I think my favorite of his A. Cross series is still Jack & Jill. His other series is pretty good too ie: 1st to die; 2nd ... Also, I read the Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie last month and it was really good. I have his Indian Killer novel at home now to read. Good luck with your 150 books, I can't seem to get past 60-65 a year, but I tend to choose harder, longer novels and then throw in some YA & James Patterson to give me a break.

I really liked some of Patterson's more unusual stories...

When the Wind Blows
The Lake House
Cradle and All

Mary Stewart's The Crystal Cave is a great book, I really love Arthurian novels...are there any Arthurian novels that you would recommend?

M/M Romance January Monthly Challenge
1. Bastards And Pretty Boys by K.Z. Snow
2. Between Brothers by J.M. Snyder
3. St. Nachos by Z.A. Maxfield
4. Some Kind of Stranger by Katrina Strauss
5. Bullriders by Lorne Rodman
6. Hearts and Bones by M.L. Rhodes
7. Alec's Reward by Kim Dare
8. Gay Porn by Kim Dare
9. All Work & No Play by Carol Lynne
10. In Bear's Bed by Carol Lynne

Erotic Horizon's Self-Published Challenge
1. EyeLeash: A Blog Novel by Jess C. Scott
2. 4:Play: A Contemporary Cocktail of Erotic Short Stories by Jess C. Scott
3. Xenolith by A. Sparrow
4. The Closet Clandestine: a queer steps out by Edward C. Patterson
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January Group Reads
1. Princess Academy by Shannon Hale (YA Book Club)
2. Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Queereaders)
3. Just for You by Jet Mykles (M/M Romance)

Top 100 Gay Novels

1. The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
2. The Master by Colm Toibin
3. Shadows Return by Lynn Flewelling
4. Melusine by Sarah Monette
5. Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron
6. Hero by Perry Moore
7. Call Me by Your Name by Andre Aciman
8. Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
9. At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill
10. The Indian Clerk by David Leavitt
11. Havemercy by Jaida Jones
12. All Through the Night by Suzanne Brockmann
13. How I Paid for College by Marc Acito
14. Carnival by Elizabeth Bear
15. The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd
16. The Book of Salt by Monique Truong
17. Liquor by Poppy Z. Brite
18. A Density of Souls by Christopher Rice
19. The Fall of the Kings by Ellen Kushner
20. Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
21. Freak Show by James St. James
22. Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez
23. The Last Exit to Normal by Michael Harmon
24. False Colors by Alex Beecroft
25. Sprout by Dale Peck
26. Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale
27. Totally Joe by James Howe
28. We Disappear by Scott Heim
29. Alternatives to Sex by Stephen McCauley
30. Tongue Tied by Richard Stevenson
31. Fellow Travelers by Thomas Mallon
32. What They Always Tell Us by Martin Wilson
33. Now Is the Hour by Tom Spanbauer
34. Vintage by Steve Berman
35. Almost Like Being in Love by Steve Kluger
36. The Back Passage by James Lear
37. Absolutely Positively Not by Mr. David LaRochelle
38. The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure by Storm Constantine
39. Brethren: Raised By Wolves by W. A. Hoffman
40. The Married Man by Edmund White
41. Scarlet and the White Wolf by Kirby Crow
42. Out of the Pocket by Bill Konigsberg
43. Leave Myself Behind by Bart Yates
44. The Tin Star by J. L. Langley
45. A Strong and Sudden Thaw by R. W. Day
46. Dark Reflections by Samuel R. Delany
47. A Bit of Rough by Laura Baumbach
48. The Assignment by Evangeline Anderson
49. The World of Normal Boys by K. M. Soehnlein
50. The First Verse by Barry McCrea
51. Fatal Shadows by Josh Lanyon
52. The Sluts by Dennis Cooper
53. Saints of Augustine by P.E. Ryan
54. Not a Day Goes By by E. Lynn Harris
55. Band Fags! by Frank Anthony Polito
56. A Secret Edge by Robin Reardon
57. The God Eaters by Jesse Hajicek
58. The Coming Storm by Paul Russell
59. The Year of Ice by Brian Malloy
60. Standish by Erastes
61. Tale of Two Summers by Brian Sloan
62. Oleander House by Ally Blue
63. Comfort and Joy by Jim Grimsley
64. Looking For It by Michael Thomas Ford
65. Point of Dreams by Melissa Scott
66. Dishes by Rich Wallace
67. The Notorious Dr. August by Christopher Bram
68. The Straight Road to Kylie by Nico Medina
69. The Good Neighbor by Jay Quinn
70. A Son Called Gabriel by Damian McNicholl
71. The Abomination by Paul Golding
72. Nothing Pink by Mark Hardy
73. Falling by M. L. Rhodes
74. Ransom by Lee Rowan
75. Vampire Vow by Michael Schiefelbein
76. Clay's Way by Blair Mastbaum
77. Soul Mates: Bound by Blood by Jourdan Lane
78. Bareback by Chris Owen
79. PsyCop: Partners by Jordan Castillo Price
80. Breakfast with Scot by Michael Downing
81. Half-Life by Aaron Krach
82. The Phoenix by Ruth Sims
83. Edinburgh by Alexander Chee
84. Lawnboy by Paul Lisicky
85. The Price of Temptation by M. J. Pearson
86. The Trouble Boy by Tom Dolby
87. Man About Town by Mark Merlis
88. Strings Attached by Nick Nolan
89. Where The Boys Are by William J. Mann
90. Avoidance by Michael Lowenthal
91. Shameless by Paul Burston
92. Selfish and Perverse by Bob Smith
93. My Best Man by Andy Schell
94. Desert Sons by Mark Kendrick
95. Faith for Beginners by Aaron Hamburger
96. Latter Days by C. Jay Cox
97. Bourbon Street Blues by Greg Herren
98. Someone Killed His Boyfriend by David Stukas
99. Every Man For Himself by Orland Outland
100. He's The One by Timothy James Beck
101. On Fire by Drew Zachary
102. Common Sons by Ronald L. Donaghe
103. The Master of Seacliff by Max Pierce
104. Can't Buy Me Love by Chris Kenry
105. Letters to Montgomery Clift by Noel Alumit
106. Tricks of the Trade by Ben Tyler
107. Bound In Blood by David Thomas Lord
108. The Haunted Hillbilly by Derek McCormack
109. Any Kind Of Luck by William Jack Sibley
110. Hot Sauce by Scott Pomfret & Scott Whittier
111. No Going Home by T. A. Chase
112. A Better Place by Mark A. Roeder
113. What We Do Is Secret by Kief Hillsbery
114. Suspension by Robert Westfield
115. Mahu by Neil S. Plakcy
116. Three Day Passes by Sean Michael
117. Daytime Drama by Dave Benbow
118. The Night We Met by Rob Byrnes

September Pick it For Me Reading Challenge

0/32 Read

1. Delicious Dee - Strawberries for Dessert
2. Sean - Notturno
3. Harper - Hero
4. Julia - What Hides Inside
5. Tara - One More Soldier
6. Katie - Special Delivery
7. Juniper - The Telling
8. Rob - Simple Men
9. Cturtlechick - A Bit of Rough
10. Carolyn88 - Slave Boy
11. Darla -
12. Courtney - Crushed
13. Alina - A Red-Tainted Silence
14. Msmiz95 - Stirring Up Trouble
15. Ozlem - Timing
16. Kelly M. - Soul Bonds
17. Angela - A Bit of Rough
18. Monday -
19. Karen K. - One Of Those Days
20. Lynn - What Hides Inside
21. Cori - Stirring Up Trouble
22. Dark Absynthe - A Bit of Rough
23. Nene - A Red-Tainted Silence
24. Juli - Physical Therapy
25. Smut Bitch - Making Promises
26. Arzu - Timing
27. Janean - Hearts & Bones
28. TJ - Gemini
29. Perpetua - Timing
30. Stacey Jo - Aidan And Ethan (Seeking Redemption, #1)
31. Moderatrix Lori - Crushed
32. Becullen - Notturno