book list for 2016
new year new list. i drive to the improv theatre a lot (A. LOT.) right now, so 1.) yay gas being back down to 2004 prices and 2.) hooray it means i get to listen to a lot of books. i very nearly got to 60 total books this year and think i can probably do bettr this year, so without further ado...
audio
1.) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John leCarre
2.) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying by Carol Leifer
3.) The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
4.) The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson
5.) The Sweet Potato Queens Book of Love by Jill Conner Browne
6.) A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
7.) The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
8.) Grace (Eventually) by Anne Lamott
9.) Junkyard Dogs by Craig Johnson
10.) Where the God of Love Hangs Out by Amy Bloom
11.) Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
12.) The Nerdist Way by Chris Hardwick
13.) Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
14.) Size 14 Is Not Fat Either by Meg Cabot
15.) Big Boned by Meg Cabot
16.) Size 12 and Ready to Rock by Meg Cabot
17.) Saturday Night Widows by Becky Aikman
18.) Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
19.) Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
20.) The Bonfire: The Seige and Burning of Atlanta by Marc Wortman
21.) Someone Else's Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson
22.) Star Island by Carl Hiaasen
23.) The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
24.) The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner
25.) Modern Lovers by Emma Straub
26.) The Receptionist: An Education at the New Yorker by Janet Groff
27.) Escape from Cubicle Nation by Pamela Slim
28.) In The Garden of Beasts by Erik Larsen
29.) Blood, Bones, and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton
30.) The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
31.) Who Do You Love by Jennifer Weiner
32.) Every Last One by Anna Quindlen
33.) Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
34.) Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
35.) Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
36.) O, Pioneers by Willa Cather
37.) Notes from A Small Island by Bill Bryson
38.) Little House on The Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
39.) On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder
40.) By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder
41.) The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder
42.) Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
43.) These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder
44.) These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder*
45.) The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder
46.) Born Standing Up by Steve Martin
47.) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
48.) A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
49.) The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
50.) The Wilder Life by Wendy McClure
paper and ink
1.) Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself by Judy Blume
2.) The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson
3.) Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by JK Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne
4.) The Bride Wore Size 12 by Meg Cabot
5.) Plan B by Jonathan Tropper
6.) A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
7.) Does This Church Make Me Look Fat by Rhoda Janzen
8.) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling
9.) Anne of Windy Poplars by L. M. Mongtomery
10.) Pioneer Girl the Annotated Autobiography by Laura Ingalls Wilder
*this is not a typo. i literally finished listening to this and put the first cd right back in. i had the best time re-reading these books as an adult and picking up on things that i hadn't registered as a child. also this is the one about Laura and Almanzo courting and i just loved it.
audio
1.) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John leCarre
2.) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying by Carol Leifer
3.) The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
4.) The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson
5.) The Sweet Potato Queens Book of Love by Jill Conner Browne
6.) A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
7.) The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
8.) Grace (Eventually) by Anne Lamott
9.) Junkyard Dogs by Craig Johnson
10.) Where the God of Love Hangs Out by Amy Bloom
11.) Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
12.) The Nerdist Way by Chris Hardwick
13.) Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
14.) Size 14 Is Not Fat Either by Meg Cabot
15.) Big Boned by Meg Cabot
16.) Size 12 and Ready to Rock by Meg Cabot
17.) Saturday Night Widows by Becky Aikman
18.) Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
19.) Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
20.) The Bonfire: The Seige and Burning of Atlanta by Marc Wortman
21.) Someone Else's Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson
22.) Star Island by Carl Hiaasen
23.) The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
24.) The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner
25.) Modern Lovers by Emma Straub
26.) The Receptionist: An Education at the New Yorker by Janet Groff
27.) Escape from Cubicle Nation by Pamela Slim
28.) In The Garden of Beasts by Erik Larsen
29.) Blood, Bones, and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton
30.) The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
31.) Who Do You Love by Jennifer Weiner
32.) Every Last One by Anna Quindlen
33.) Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
34.) Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
35.) Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
36.) O, Pioneers by Willa Cather
37.) Notes from A Small Island by Bill Bryson
38.) Little House on The Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
39.) On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder
40.) By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder
41.) The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder
42.) Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
43.) These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder
44.) These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder*
45.) The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder
46.) Born Standing Up by Steve Martin
47.) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
48.) A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
49.) The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
50.) The Wilder Life by Wendy McClure
paper and ink
1.) Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself by Judy Blume
2.) The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson
3.) Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by JK Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne
4.) The Bride Wore Size 12 by Meg Cabot
5.) Plan B by Jonathan Tropper
6.) A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
7.) Does This Church Make Me Look Fat by Rhoda Janzen
8.) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling
9.) Anne of Windy Poplars by L. M. Mongtomery
10.) Pioneer Girl the Annotated Autobiography by Laura Ingalls Wilder
*this is not a typo. i literally finished listening to this and put the first cd right back in. i had the best time re-reading these books as an adult and picking up on things that i hadn't registered as a child. also this is the one about Laura and Almanzo courting and i just loved it.