In 2021, I read 50 books, a mix of fiction and non-fiction, audio listens, moderately thick…
In 2017, I read 51 books, a mix of fiction and non-fiction, essay collections and fairly thick tomes. My top 10 are listed below. My year of books included the usual emphasis on economics, tech fiction, an essays/anthologies — I would recommend reading Hichen’s…
In 2014, I completed 74 books, novels, and short-story collections. They were a mix of fiction and non-fiction, and cover a range of topics. I tend to read more than one book at the same time because doing so allows writers on different topics to interact in my…
In 2020, I read 60 books, a mix of fiction and non-fiction, audio listens, and fairly thick tomes. My top 12 are listed below. I tried to focus in particular this year on Latin literature (x4) and novels translated into English (x8) — including two in each…
In 2015, I read 53 books, a mix of fiction and non-fiction, short story collections and fairly thick tomes. As in years past the books covered a range of topics, though this year’s list was heavy on psychology and technology. I tend to read more than one book at…
In 2016, I read 52 books, a mix of fiction and non-fiction, essay collections and fairly thick tomes. As in years past the books covered a range of topics, though this year’s list was heavy on Ferrante, military history, and the science of whisk(e)y. I tend to…
In 2013, I completed 99 books, novels, and short-story collections. They were a mix of fiction and non-fiction; some for Reason work, some for NYU, some for pleasure. These are listed in order that I completed them, and include physical books, audible, and…
In 2012 I made it through 54 books, well exceeding my total from 2011. They were a mix of fiction and non-fiction, some for work, some for school, some for pleasure. Most were first time reads, a few were re-reads out of curiosity. These are listed in order that…
In 2011 I made it through 27 books, just short of my total from 2010. They were a mix of fiction and non-fiction, some for work, some for pleasure. These are listed in order that I completed them (some were started and stopped temporarily), but there are no…