What I read in 2013
Total: 129 books
January (17)
- Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (e-book)
- The Sandman: The Wake by Neil Gaiman (graphic novel)
- Live Alone and Like It by Marjorie Hillis
- Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire by Derek Landy (borrowed from Nephew)
- The Favoured Child by Philippa Gregory (library audio book)
- Save Yourself, Mammal! by Zach Weiner (cartoons, e-book)
- The Most Dangerous Game by Zach Weiner (cartoons, e-book)
- Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones (e-book)
- Attack of the Bacon Robots by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik (cartoons, e-book)
- The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer
- Napoleon’s Buttons by Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson
- Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones by Derek Landy (borrowed from Nephew)
- Monkey Mind by Daniel Smith (library audio book)
- House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones (e-book)
- Seize the Day by Saul Bellow (library audio book)
- These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer
- Wizard by John Varley (borrowed from Jenny)
February (9)
- Demon by John Varley (borrowed from Jenny)
- Cat Dependent No More by Jeff Reid
- The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Phillip Sendker (library audio book)
- The Magicians of Caprona by Diana Wynne Jones
- Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones
- There are No Ordinary Cats by Rachael Hale (photographs)
- Bath Tangle by Georgette Heyer
- A Bitter Veil by Libby Fischer Hellmann (library audio book)
- The Prehistory of the Mind by Steven Mithen
March (13)
- The False Prince by Jennifer A Nielson (library audio book)
- Chair Person by Diana Wynne Jones
- Epic Legends of the Magic Sword Kings by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik (cartoons, e-book)
- And Did Those Feet by Charlie Connelly (library audio book)
- Making Rounds with Oscar by David Dosa
- The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
- Summer School by Domenica de Rosa (library audio book)
- Waterfall by Lisa T Bergren (library audio book)
- Invasion by Mercedes Lackey, Steve Libbey, Cody Martin, and Dennis Lee (e-book)
- Dapper Caps and Pedal-Copters by David Malki! (cartoons, e-book)
- My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler (library audio book)
- Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings by Hélène Boudreau (library audio book)
- Children of the Night by Mercedes Lackey (e-book)
April (7)
- When We Wake by Karen Healey (e-book)
- Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer (e-book)
- Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (library audio book)
- Team Rodent by Carl Hiaarsen (library audio book)
- A Calendar of Tales by Neil Gaiman (e-book)
- Brightness Reef by David Brin
- The Black Moth by Georgette Heyer
May (6)
- The Sylvia Chronicles by Nicole Hollander (cartoons)
- Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link (e-book)
- Nerd Prom by Joshua Anderson (e-book)
- Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid (e-book)
- What We Saw by Ryan Casey (e-book)
- Lucia by Andrea di Robilant (library audio book)
June (12)
- Swimming with Maya by Eleanor Vincent (e-book)
- Six Short Stories by Michael David Johnson (e-book)
- The New Yorker Book of Cat Cartoons
- The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore by William Joyce
- Old Man’s War by John Scalzi (e-book)
- The Sugar Mother by Elizabeth Jolley
- The Apothecary by Maile Meloy
- 101 Cataclysms by Rachael Hale
- Peter Pan by JM Barrie
- A Civil Contract by Georgette Heyer
- Promise You Won’t Tell? by John Locke (e-book)
- Humphrey the Monster by Michael David Johnson (e-book)
July (11)
- Paris Stories by Mavis Gallant (library audio book)
- The English by Jeremy Paxman
- Touchy Subjects by Emma Donoghue
- Earth-Shattering Earthquakes by Anita Ganeri
- Cleopatra’s Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter (library audio book)
- The Book of Madness and Cures by Regina O’Melveny
- The Foundling by Georgette Heyer
- Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (library audio book)
- Waiting by Ha Jin
- The Hours by Michael Cunningham
- Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link (e-book)
August (11)
- This is How You Die edited by Ryan North, Matthew Bennardo and David Malki!
- Snoop by Sam Gosling (library audio book)
- Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
- Unfinished Business by Lee Kravitz (library audio book)
- Devil’s Cub by Georgette Heyer
- The Blessing by Nancy Mitford
- Sprig Muslin by Georgette Heyer
- 17 Mile Drive by MD Baer (library audio book)
- Chattanooga by Chet Raymo and Dan Raymo (e-book)
- Vinegar Pie and Chicken Bread edited by Margaret Jones Bolsterli
- Through the Killing Glass by Mainak Dhar (e-book)
September (7)
- The Dead School by Patrick McCabe
- Life Size by Jenefer Shute
- Union Belle by Deborah Challinor
- A World Lit Only by Fire by William Manchester (library audio book)
- A Nest of Magpies by Sybil Marshall
- Tom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce
- The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell by Lilian Jackson Braun
October (13)
- Wonderful World by Javier Calvo
- Virals by Kathy Reichs (e-book)
- Kabul Girls Soccer Club by Awista Ayub
- Star Gazing by Linda Gillard
- Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym
- So Much For That by Lionel Shriver
- Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
- A Likeness in Stone by J Wallis Martin
- Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
- Me & Emma by Elizabeth Flock
- Light by ‘Nathan Burgoine
- Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
- Dreaming of Amelia by Jaclyn Moriarty
November (10)
- The Secret Society of Demolition Writers edited by Marc Parent (library audio book)
- Off With Their Heads by Mainak Dhar
- Forbidden the Stars by Valmore Daniels (e-book)
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being in Aberystwyth by Malcolm Pryce
- Bedtime Stories for Children You Hate by Antoinette Bergin (e-book)
- Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
- Invitation to Provence by Elizabeth Adler (library audio book)
- Nine Uses for an Ex-Boyfriend by Sarra Manning
- The Sweet Life in Paris by David Lebovitz (library audio book)
- Banged Up by Jeanne St James (library audio book)
December (13)
- Medea by Kerry Greenwood (e-book)
- What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell (library audio book)
- Dodger by Terry Pratchett
- In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier
- Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
- The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim (library audio book)
- Flora Segunda by Ysabeau S Wilce (e-book)
- The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
- Snuff by Terry Pratchett
- Thud by Terry Pratchett
- Where’s My Cow? by Terry Pratchett
- The World of Poo by Terry Pratchett
- Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett
What I read in 2012 (128 books)
What I read in 2011 (133 books)
What I read in 2010 (137 books)
What I read in 2009 (150 books)
What I read in 2008 (154 books)
What I read in 2007 (123 books)
What I read in 2006 (140 books)
What I read in 2005 (168 books)
What counts as a book?
Beat me by *that* much! I read exactly 100 books in 2013. I have to admit that I sped-read the last book on 31 December (while watching the Brisbane Open tennis on TV) in order to achieve a nice round number!
I tried very hard to round it up to 130, but midnight arrived when I still had a few pages to go…