“I have sought rest everywhere and have found it nowhere, save in a little corner with a little book.”  Thomas à Kempis

Jan 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2013

1. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

2. Blog, Inc by Joy Cho

3.  Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

4. The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

5. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

6. Bonk by Mary Roach

7. The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

8.  The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

9. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

10. Looking for Alaska by John Green

11. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by John Green

12. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

13.  Divergent by Veronica Roth

Jan 1, 2012 – Dec 31, 2012

1.  Inés of My Soul by Isabel Allende

2. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

3.  The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman

4.  The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald

5.  Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling

6.  Defending Jacob by William Landay

7.  What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell

8. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

Nov 1, 2010 – Dec 31, 2011

1.  The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

2. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro

3. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

4.  Emma by Jane Austen

5. Lady Susan by Jane Austen

6. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

7.  Child of God by Cormac McCarthy

8.  Bag of Bones by Stephen King

9.  On Writing by Stephen King

10.  Zorro by Isabel Allende

11.  A Certain Justice by P.D. James

12.  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

13.  The Private Patient by P.D. James

14.  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

15.  Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

16.  Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

17.  A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

18.  The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

19.  A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

20.  A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

21.  A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin

22.  Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

23.  The History of Love by Nicole Krauss

24.  The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver

25.  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

26.  A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin

27.  The Choice by Suzanne Woods Fisher

28.  The Preacher’s Bride by Jody Hedlund

29. The Help by Kathryn Stockett

30.  It by Stephen King

31. Making a Literary Life by Carolyn See

32.  The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery William

33.  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Nov 1, 2009 – Oct 31, 2010: 32 books

1.  Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

2.  The Road by Cormac McCarthy

3.  Be the Pack Leader by Cesar Millan

4.  The Exorcist by William Blatty

5.  All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy

6.  The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy

7.  Stiff by Mary Roach

8.  Spook by Mary Roach

9.  Cities of the Plain by Cormac McCarthy

10.  Up in the Air by Walter Kirn

11. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Mirakami

12.  The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

13.  A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

14.  The Innocent Man by John Grisham

15.  Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

16. Stardust by Neil Gaiman

17.  Blue Shoe by Anne Lamott

18.  Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

19. No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

20. American Gods by Neil Gaiman

21. The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov

22.  Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions by Neil Gaiman

23.  Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders by Neil Gaiman

24.  The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

25.  The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

26.  Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver

27. Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver

28. Lisey’s Story by Stephen King

29. High Tide in Tucson by Barbara Kingsolver

30. Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

31. Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury

32. The Children of Men by P.D. James