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1 | TITLE | AUTHOR | GENDER | DATE_STARTED | DATE_FINISHED | NUM_PAGES | YEAR_PUBLISHED | REASON | MEDIUM | FROM_WHERE | POC | NATIONALITY | OTHER_NOTES | ||||||||||||||
2 | Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones | James Clear | M | 1/8/2024 | 1/13/2024 | 306 | 2018 | Referenced often online, interested in self-help | Audiobook | Owned | No | USA | |||||||||||||||
3 | Heartburn | Nora Ephron | F | 1/7/2024 | 1/15/2024 | 179 | 1983 | Short novel that was recommended in Eater Book Club years ago | Book | Center for Fiction | No | USA | |||||||||||||||
4 | Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood | Trevor Noah | M | 1/2/2024 | 1/5/2024 | 289 | 2016 | Interested in learning more about South Africa after visiting Cape Town | Audiobook | Owned | Yes | South Africa | Recommended by friends as a great audiobook | ||||||||||||||
5 | The Writing Life | Annie Dillard | F | 12/31/2023 | 1/1/2024 | 111 | 1989 | Recommended as a great book on writing | Book | BPL | No | USA | |||||||||||||||
6 | The Time Traveler's Wife | Audrey Niffenegger | F | 1/30/2023 | 1/1/2024 | 528 | 2003 | I read it every year at Christmas (my favorite book) | Book | Owned | No | USA | 3 | ||||||||||||||
7 | The Gentleman's Gambit | Evie Dunmore | F | 12/28/2023 | 1/30/2023 | 432 | 2023 | Read previous books in A League of Extraordinary Women series | Kindle | Owned | No | Germany | |||||||||||||||
8 | Annihilation | Jeff VanderMeer | M | 12/26/2023 | 12/27/2023 | 195 | 2014 | A short book that I've wanted to read for a few years, also to see the movie adaptation | Book | Owned | No | USA | |||||||||||||||
9 | Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change | Angela Garbes | F | 12/25/2023 | 12/28/2023 | 256 | 2022 | https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/can-motherhood-be-a-mode-of-rebellion | Kindle | BPL | Yes | USA | |||||||||||||||
10 | Quietly Hostile: Essays | Samantha Irby | F | 12/22/2023 | 12/25/2023 | 290 | 2023 | Read her previous essay collections | Kindle | BPL | Yes | USA | |||||||||||||||
11 | Wreck the Halls | Tessa Bailey | F | 12/16/2023 | 12/19/2023 | 351 | 2023 | Romance book club holiday pick | Kindle | Owned | No | USA | |||||||||||||||
12 | Poverty, by America | Matthew Desmond | M | 12/12/2023 | 12/16/2023 | 284 | 2023 | Previously read "Evicted" | Book | Owned | No | USA | |||||||||||||||
13 | Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn | F | 12/7/2023 | 12/11/2023 | 419 | 2012 | E and I wanted to reread, then rewatch the movie | Book | Center for Fiction | No | USA | |||||||||||||||
14 | Do Your Worst | Rosie Danan | F | 11/26/2023 | 12/7/2023 | 350 | 2023 | Romance book club pick, read her previous two books | Kindle | Owned | No | USA | |||||||||||||||
15 | Erasure | Percival Everett | M | 11/25/2023 | 11/26/2023 | 256 | 2001 | In preparation for the movie adaptation, American Fiction | Book | Center for Fiction | Yes | USA | Mentioned in a review of Yellowface https://www.clereviewofbooks.com/writing/r-f-kuang-yellowface | ||||||||||||||
16 | The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches | Sangu Mandanna | F | 11/20/2023 | 11/24/2023 | 318 | 2022 | Recommended by a friend for a cozy romance | Kindle | Owned | Yes | India, England (?) | |||||||||||||||
17 | Ice Planet Barbarians | Ruby Dixon | F | 11/12/2023 | 11/12/2023 | 188 | 2015 | Romance book club pick | Kindle | Owned | No | USA | https://jezebel.com/he-was-a-minotaur-she-was-a-human-girl-they-rock-each-1847893072 | ||||||||||||||
18 | How It Feels to Find Yourself: Navigating Life's Changes with Purpose, Clarity, and Heart | Meera Lee Patel | F | 11/3/2023 | 11/5/2023 | 176 | 2023 | I've followed them and their work on social media, interviewing them for my newsletter | Book | Owned | Yes | USA | |||||||||||||||
19 | Joan Is Okay | Weike Wang | F | 10/29/2023 | 11/2/2023 | 224 | 2022 | Previously read "Chemistry" and her short stories | Book | Center for Fiction | Yes | USA | |||||||||||||||
20 | The Shining | Stephen King | M | 10/27/2023 | 11/10/2023 | 659 | 1977 | Spooky read with E | Book | Center for Fiction | No | USA | Also watched the movie | ||||||||||||||
21 | The Neighbor Favor | Kristina Forest | F | 10/10/2023 | 10/19/2023 | 403 | 2023 | Recommended by a friend, romance book club pick | Book | Owned | Yes | USA | |||||||||||||||
22 | The Happy Ever After Playlist | Abby Jimenez | F | 9/29/2023 | 10/9/2023 | 400 | 2020 | Saw on book lists, bought at The Ripped Bodice | Book | Owned | No | USA | |||||||||||||||
23 | The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories | Jamil Jan Kochai | M | 9/10/2023 | 9/20/2021 | 288 | 2021 | Was an instructor at Tin House, read his New Yorker (title) story | Book | Center for Fiction | Yes | USA | Taught one of his stories in a class | ||||||||||||||
24 | Yellowface | R.F. Kuang | F | 9/5/2023 | 9/9/2023 | 336 | 2023 | Many friends asked me whether I'd read it, recommended by authors I follow and on BookTok | Book | BPL | Yes | USA | |||||||||||||||
25 | Knockout | Sarah MacLean | F | 9/1/2023 | 9/4/2023 | 404 | 2023 | Read her previous romance novels, romance book club pick | Book | Owned | No | USA | |||||||||||||||
26 | The Sorrows of Others | Ada Zhang | F | 8/21/2023 | 8/31/2023 | 160 | 2023 | Read "Julia" short story preview in Electric Lit | Kindle | BPL | Yes | USA | |||||||||||||||
27 | Ravishing the Heiress | Sherry Thomas | F | 8/21/2023 | 8/27/2023 | 283 | 2012 | Recommended by a friend | Kindle | BPL | Yes | USA | |||||||||||||||
28 | This Time Tomorrow | Emma Straub | F | 8/15/2020 | 8/20/2023 | 310 | 2022 | Center for Fiction summer reading challenge | Book | Center for Fiction | No | USA | Wrote a story from a Poets & Writers prompt inspired by her book | ||||||||||||||
29 | At the Bottom of the River | Jamaica Kincaid | F | 8/12/2023 | 8/15/2023 | 82 | 1983 | Center for Fiction summer reading challenge | Book | Center for Fiction | Yes | Antigua, USA | |||||||||||||||
30 | A Living Remedy | Nicole Chung | F | 8/11/2023 | 8/19/2023 | 256 | 2023 | Read her previous book and have followed her work over the years | Book | Owned | Yes | USA | |||||||||||||||
31 | How to Wrestle a Girl: Stories | Venita Blackburn | F | 7/15/2023 | 7/29/2023 | 224 | 2021 | Read her short stories for a previous workshop, instructor at Sewanee | Book | Owned | Yes | USA | |||||||||||||||
32 | Unfortunately Yours | Tessa Bailey | F | 7/5/2023 | 7/11/2023 | 384 | 2023 | Read her previous romance novels, romance book club pick | Kindle | Owned | No | USA | |||||||||||||||
33 | Secretly Yours | Tessa Bailey | F | 7/3/2023 | 7/4/2023 | 346 | 2023 | Read her previous romance novels, romance book club pick | Kindle | Owned | No | USA | |||||||||||||||
34 | Flux | Jinwoo Chong | M | 6/18/2023 | 8/11/2023 | 341 | 2023 | Read his short stories, interested in book's description | Book | Center for Fiction | Yes | USA | |||||||||||||||
35 | Happy Place | Emily Henry | F | 6/4/2023 | 6/7/2023 | 388 | 2023 | Read her previous romance novels, romance book club pick | Book | Owned | No | USA | |||||||||||||||
36 | Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts | Matt Bell | M | 5/24/2023 | 5/26/2023 | 168 | 2022 | Recommended by writer friends, interested in books about novel writing | Book | Owned | No | USA | |||||||||||||||
37 | All This Could Be Different | Sarah Thankam Mathews | F | 5/22/2023 | 6/13/2023 | 320 | 2022 | Recommended by friends, 2022 National Book Award finalist | Book | Center for Fiction | Yes | India, USA | |||||||||||||||
38 | Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 | Cho Nam-Joo | F | 5/18/2023 | 5/20/2023 | 163 | 2016 | Saw on book lists, recommended in Flawless | Book | Center for Fiction | Yes | Korea | |||||||||||||||
39 | In Limbo | Deb JJ Lee | NB | 5/12/2023 | 6/3/2023 | 348 | 2023 | I've followed them and their work on social media | Book | BPL | Yes | USA | |||||||||||||||
40 | Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital | Elise Hu | F | 5/8/2023 | 5/10/2023 | 384 | 2023 | Friends with Elise! Also interviewing her for my newsletter | Book | Advance copy | Yes | USA | |||||||||||||||
41 | The Princess Trap | Talia Hibbert | F | 5/4/2023 | 5/7/2023 | 301 | 2018 | Romance book club pick, previously read her Brown sisters series | Kindle | BPL | Yes | UK | |||||||||||||||
42 | The Golden Spoon | Jessa Maxwell | F | 4/24/2023 | 4/30/2023 | 288 | 2023 | Recommended by someone I follow on Twitter as a fun read for GBBO fans | Book | BPL | No | USA | |||||||||||||||
43 | The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change | Camille Fournier | F | 4/12/2023 | 5/12/2023 | 226 | 2017 | Learning about management | Book | Owned | No | USA | |||||||||||||||
44 | Siege and Storm | Leigh Bardugo | F | 4/2/2023 | 4/23/2023 | 448 | 2013 | Previously read Shadow and Bone, watching season 2 of Netflix show | Kindle | BPL | No | USA | |||||||||||||||
45 | Leave the World Behind | Rumaan Alam | M | 3/31/2023 | 4/1/2023 | 241 | 2020 | Took his writing class with A Public Space | Book | Owned | Yes | USA | |||||||||||||||
46 | Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock | Jenny Odell | F | 3/21/2023 | 4/11/2023 | 400 | 2023 | Previously read "How to Do Nothing" | Book | Advance copy | Yes | USA | |||||||||||||||
47 | Chef's Kiss | TJ Alexander | NB | 3/12/2023 | 3/20/2023 | 308 | 2022 | Romance book club pick, related to a previous WIP | Book | BPL | No | USA | |||||||||||||||
48 | Hungry Ghost | Victoria Ying | F | 2/25/2023 | 2/25/2023 | 208 | 2023 | Interested in the intersection of mental health and Asian American identity | Advance copy | Yes | USA | ||||||||||||||||
49 | Weightless: Making Space for My Resilient Body and Soul | Evette Dionne | F | 2/18/2023 | 2/19/2023 | 272 | 2022 | Previously read her work in Bitch and follow her on Twitter | Book | BPL | Yes | USA | |||||||||||||||
50 | The Town of Babylon | Alejandro Varela | M | 2/1/2023 | 2/24/2023 | 308 | 2022 | My instructor for the Tin House Workshop | Book | Center for Fiction | Yes | USA | |||||||||||||||
51 | Search History | Eugene Lim | M | 1/27/2023 | 1/30/2023 | 191 | 2021 | Interested in books about technology, especially those that play with form | Book | Center for Fiction | Yes | USA | |||||||||||||||
52 | Stay True | Hua Hsu | M | 1/13/2023 | 1/16/2023 | 208 | 2022 | I read his writing in The New Yorker, recommended by friends | Book | BPL | Yes | USA | |||||||||||||||
53 | Happenstance | Tessa Bailey | F | 1/4/2023 | 1/18/2023 | 321 | 2022 | Read her previous romance novels | Kindle | Owned | No | USA |