This was a great reading year for me! I rediscovered the joys of re-reading, participated in Seattle's Summer Book Bingo, and kept up a steady diet of audiobooks. I'm sharing fun stats, front-runners, and three groupings of additional favorites below --
Highlights:
- 68 titles
- 75% female authors
- 25% nonfiction
- 19% 2025 releases
- 50% audiobooks
- 7 re-reads including Gone With the Wind
- Continued my personalized monthly prompts, and attendance in multiple book clubs (26% of my reading) :)
- Read 6/6 books on my initial reading list for the year
- Started the year reading Real Americans by Rachel Khong and finished the year reading The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
FRONT-RUNNER FICTION
- Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
- The Nevermoor series by Jessica Townsend
FRONT-RUNNER NONFICTION
- Awake by Jen Hatmaker
- Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
- Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy
ADDITIONAL FAVORITES
Beyond those, I was surprised to see that many of my memorable reading experiences and standout stories landed in the speculative fiction genre. If you like unique plots and storylines alongside compelling writing, I'd recommend:
Beyond those, I was surprised to see that many of my memorable reading experiences and standout stories landed in the speculative fiction genre. If you like unique plots and storylines alongside compelling writing, I'd recommend:
- Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
- 11/22/63 by Stephen King
- The Measure by Nikki Erlick
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
- Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
I tend to like emotionally resonant and thought-provoking reads. If you can stomach heavier content (I'd check content warnings for these! or steer clear if you're a sensitive reader) and heart-wrenching circumstances, I'd recommend:
- A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
- All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
- One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
- Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here by Jonathan Blitzer
- Dinner for Vampires by Bethany Joy Lenz
If you're like me and tend to seek out an eclectic mix of backlist classics and newer releases, these were some of my favorites from the year:
- Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
- A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
- Trust by Hernan Diaz
- The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton
- Table for Two by Amor Towles
Happy to be reading,
- SJW
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