In the past I would post reading lists early in the year and add to them as months passed but after a long bout of reading paralysis, I felt hesitant. Alas, I have been reading steadily (perhaps not at the Ravenous Reader level) and have been privileged to read/edit/workshop several pre-publication manuscripts of writer friends. Most of the books thus far have been recommendations, lenders, and gifts which have landed with great success.

The Ground Beneath Her Feet – Salman Rushdie
A Complicated Kindness – Miriam Toews
American Gods – Neil Gaiman
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas – John Boyne
Nothing Man and the Purple Zero – Richard Scarsbrook
Daisy Miller – Henry James
The Remains of the Day -Kazuo Ishiguro
The Elegance of the Hedgehog – Muriel Barbery
Night Shift – Stephen King
Retro Vol. 1 No 3: Selections from Joyland Magazine
The White Tiger – Aravind Adiga
The Sisters Brothers – Patrick deWitt
Nobody Looks that Young Here – Daniel Perry
The Sailor and the Pugilist – Nadia Ragbar
Stories for Ibarra – Harriet Doerr
Open – Lisa Moore
Dust to Dust – Timothy Findley
Post Office – Charles Bukowski
The Family Fang – Kevin Wilson
The Tale of One Bad Rat – Bryan Talbot
A Prayer for Owen Meany – John Irving
A Fine Balance – Rohinton Mistry