Just as in years past, here’s a list of everything remotely literary that I’ve read this year.
*Asterisks denote previously unread books.
Fiction
American Gods, Neil Gaiman*
The City & the City, China Mieville
Engaging the Earl, Mandy Goff*
A Gate at the Stairs, Lorrie Moore*
The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing, Melissa Bank*
The Healer, Dee Henderson
The Guardian, Dee Henderson
The Negotiator, Dee Henderson
The Protector, Dee Henderson
The Rescuer, Dee Henderson
Sisterhood Everlasting, Ann Brashares*
The Truth Seeker, Dee Henderson
Nonfiction
Young Adult/Children’s Literature
Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins
Catching Jordan, Miranda Kennearley*
The Fault in Our Stars, John Green*
The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
A Monster Calls, Patrick Ness*
Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins
The Vampire Diaries, Vol. 1: The Struggle, L. J. Smith*
The Vampire Diaries, Vol. 2: The Awakening, L. J. Smith*
Comic Books & Graphic Novels
Batman (DC New 52), issues 1-7, Scott Snyder
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9, issues 6-8, Andrew Chambliss
Wolverine and the X-Men, issue 2, Jason Aaron
Essays
- Mikhail Bakhtin: “Epic and Novel”
Short Stories
Poetry
- T. S. Eliot: “Ash-Wednesday”
- W. B. Yeats: “The Second Coming”
